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THE    PROGRESSIVE    COURSE 


IN 


SPELLING 


COMPLETE 


BY 


J.  N.  HUNT 


V/ 


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ISSUED   ALSO   IN   TWO   PARTS 


AMERICAN   BOOK    COMPANY 

NEW  YORK  CINCINNATI  CHICAGO 

BOSTON  ATLANTA 


•  ••      • 


I  TELL  you  earnestly,  you  must  get  iuto  the  habit  of 
looking  intensely  at  words,  assuring  yourself  of  their 
meaning,  syllable  by  syllable,  nay,  letter  by  letter.  .  . . 

A  well-educatea  gentleman  may  not  know  many  lan- 
guages, may  not  be  able  to  speak  any  but  his  own,  may 
have  read  very  few  books  ;    but  whatever  language  he 
knows,    he    knows    precisely ;    whatever   word    he   pro 
nounces,  he  pronounces  rightly. 

Let  the  accent  of  words  be  watched,  and  closely  • 
let  their  meaning  be  watched  more  closely  still. 

—  John  Ruskin  . 


COPYBIGHT,  1904,  1910,  BT 

AMERICAN  BOOK   COMPANY. 
Enteeed  at  Stationers'  Hall,  London. 

pkogeessive  st'ellino. 


PREFACE 

In  recent  years  the  study  of  English  has  received  more' 
attention  in  high  schools  and  colleges  than  ever  before.  In 
some  public  schools,  however,  there  has  been  a  tendency  to 
neglect  or  slight  such  fundamental  phases  of  English  work 
as  spelliyig  and  pronunciation  by  making  them  simply  inci- 
dental to  other  studies.  As  a  result,  business  men  who  em- 
ploy pupils  from  the  grammar-school  grades  find  many  poorly 
equipped  in  spelling,  and  high-school  instructors  complain 
that  many  students,  for  the  same  cause,  are  not  well  prepared 
for  their  work. 

The  "Progressive  Course  in  Spelling"  has  been  prepared 
with  the  hope  that  its  use  would  awaken  an  interest  in  and 
encourage  the  study  of  words.  Attention  is  invited  to  the 
grading  and  grouping  of  its  contents. 

1.  As  to  Grading.  Each  of  the  Two  Parts  is  planned  to 
cover  the  work  of  three  years,  or  three  grades.  The  vocabu- 
lary of  each  Part  has  been  selected  from  the  textbooks  used 
in  the  several  grades  and  also  from  other  sources,  so  that  it 
includes  the  words  necessarily  used  by  the  pupil  both  in  and 
out  of  school,  and  the  order  of  their  presentation  is  in  harmony 
with  his  advancement. 

2.  As  to  Grouping.  The  arrangement  of  the  vocabulary  is 
such  as  to  provide  for  the  study  of  related  words.  The  ex- 
ercises include:  (a)  words  plionetically  arranged;  (6)  words 
topically  arranged ;  (c)  drills  on  grammatical  forms,  prefixes, 
suffixes,  synonyms,  homophones,  etc 

Besides  furnishing  a  great  variety  of  exercises  on  these 
topics,  the  "  Progressive  Course "  indicates  both  accent  and 
syllabication,  and  employs  a  system  of  diacritical  markings 
by  which  the  pupil  is  rendered  self-helpful  in  acquiring  a  correct 
pronunciation. 


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SYLLABLES   AND   ACCENT 

A  syllable  is  a  word,  or  the  part  of  a  word,  that  is 
uttered  by  one  impulse  of  the  voice. 

A  monosyllable  is  a  word  of  one  syllable ;  a  dissyllable 
is  a  word  of  two,  a  trisyllable  of  three,  and  a  polysyl- 
lable of  four  or  more  syllables. 

Accent  is  the  greater  force  or  stress  of  voice  which  dis- 
tinguishes one  syllable  from  another  syllable  of  the  same 
word. 

In  the  word-columns  of  this  book  each  accented  sylla- 
ble is  indicated  by  placing  the  mark  of  accent  (')  to  the 
right  and  a  little  above  it.  Many  words  of  three  or 
more  syllables  have  two  syllables  accented,  thus :  in'tro- 
duce\  in'vi  taction.  The  greater  stress,  or  primary  accent, 
is  indicated  by  the  heavier  accent  mark;  the  weaker 
stress,  or  secondary  accent,  is  shown  by  the  lighter  mark. 

WORDS   CLASSIFIED 

A  primitive,  or  root-word,  is  one  not  derived  from  any 
other  word  of  the  language ;  as,  go,  man,  hoy.  Two  or 
more  root-words  combined  may  form  compound  words , 
as,  workman.  Some  compound  words  are  written  with 
the  hyphen  ;  as,  to-day,  forget-me-not. 

A  derivative  word  is  one  formed  from  a  primitive  by 
changing  it  internally,  or  by  adding  a  prefix  or  suflSx ;  as. 
men,  unmanly. 

Synonyms  are  words  of  the  same  or  similar  meaning , 
as,  royal^  kingly.     Antonyms  are  words  of  opposite  mean 
ing;  as,  life,  death. 

Homophones  are  words  of  the  same  sound,  but  different 
in  spelling  and  meaning ;  as,  see,  sea  ;  bin,  been. 

Homographs  are  words  of  the  same  sound  and  spelling, 
but  differing  in  meaning ;  as  the  noun  bear  and  the  verb 
bear  ;  or  pound,  meaning  to  strike,  an  inclosure,  a  weight^ 

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SOUNDS   AND   SYMBOLS 

All  spoken  words  are  composed  of  simple  or  elementary 
sounds. 

A  vocal  is  an  elementary  sound  made  of  pure  voice  or 
tone ;  as  the  sound  of  a  in  ate. 

A  diphthong  is  the  union  of  two  vocals  in  one  syllable ; 
as  ou  in  out  or  oi  in  oil. 

A  subvocal  or  voiced  consonant  is  an  elementary  sound 
made  of  voice  and  breath  united ;  as  the  sounds  of  m  and 
n  in  man. 

An  aspirate  or  voiceless  consonant  is  an  elementary  sound 
made  of  pure  breath ;  as  the  sounds  of  t  and  jt?  in  top. 

The  letters  that  represent  vocals  are  called  vowels. 
The  regular  vowels  are  a,  e,  z,  o,  and  u. 

The  other  letters  of  the  alphabet  are  consonants. 

Since  there  are  some  fort^-five  elementary  sounds  in  the 
English  language,  and  only  twe7ity-six  letters  in  the  alpha- 
bet, some  letters  must  represent  more  than  one  sound. 

A  digraph  is  a  group  of  two  vowels  or  two  consonants  rep- 
resenting one  elementary  sound,  as  ea  in  head^  or  th  in  hath. 

To  provide  a  symbol  for  each  elementary  sound,  dia- 
critical marks  are  used  with  each  vowel  and  also  with  the 
consonants  c,  g^  ti,  s,  th^  and  x. 

TABLE   OF  DIACRITICAL  MARKS 


NAMES 

SYMliOLS 

MABK8 

NAMES                               8TMB 

Macron  .     .     .     . 

a 

- 

Tilde  (til'de)    .     .     e 

Breve      .     .     .     . 

a 



Lower  bar    .     .     .     n 

Circumflex .     .     . 

a 

X 

Suspended  bar      .     § 

Breve-circumflex . 

o 

- 

Transverse  bar      .     e 

Dots  above .     .     . 

a 

h 

Cedilla     ....     9 

Dots  below .     .     . 

a 

i- 

Modified  macron  .     a 

Dot  above   .     .     . 

a 

r^ 

Inverted  breve      .     a 

Dot  below  .     .     . 

a 

- 

Tie  bar      .     .     dii,  tu 

For  all  the  uses  of  these  marks,  see  the  two  following 
pages. 


GUIDE   TO   PRONUNCIATION 


TABLE  OF  ACCENTED  VOCALS 


Long  a 
Short  a 
Medial  a 
Italian  a 
Flat  a. 
Long  e 
Short  e 
Long  i 
Short  i 


SYMBOLS 

as  in  ate,  a 
atj  a 
ask,  a 
arm,  a 
air,  a 
eat,  e 
end,  e 
ice,  i 
it,       i 


(i 


(( 


4( 


(i 


(( 


(( 


(( 


Long  0  . 
Short  0  . 
Medial  o 
Broad  o  . 
Long  00  . 
Short  00  . 
Long  u  . 
Short  u  . 
Circumflex  w 


as, in 

ii 


i( 


(( 


(( 


4( 


BTMBOLB 

old,  O 
on,  0 
soft,  o 
orb,  6 
boot,  00 
foot,  65 
u^e,     u 


u 


up, 


urn,     u 


Diphthongs  :   oi  in  oil  =  oy  in  boy 

ou  in  out  =  ow  in  cow. 

EQUIVALENTS  OF  ACCENTED  VOCALS 

o 
o 
o 

• 

u 

•  • 

u 

• 

y 
y 
y 

VOCALS  IN   UNACCENTED  SYLLABLES 

Modified  Long  Vowels  :  a  in  li'bra  ry,  e  in  e  vent', 
6  in  p6  et'ic,  u  in  u  nite'. 

Obscure  Short  and  Medial  Vowels  :  as  in  filial, 
si'lent,  con  trol',  sub  mit',  6  =  u  in  drao^'on,  and  a  in  so' fa. 

Tilde  e  as  in  o'ver  =  a,  i,  o,  or  y  as  in  li'ar,  ta'pir^ 
ac'tor,  sat'yr. 


Cv            •           •           • 

0 

as  in  what  —  5 

• 

a  (broad) . 

"    all       =  6 

•  • 

e  (before  r) 

"    where      a 

e      .     .     . 

"    they    -  fi 

e  (tilde)   . 

"    fern     —  u 

•• 

1      .     .     . 

"    valise  —  e 

1  (tilde)    . 

"    girl      —  u 

n      .     .     . 

"    work       u 

as  m  son 

—    u 

"      do 

=  oo 

"     wolf 

• 

—  do 

"•      rule 

00 

"      full 

• 

=  oo 

"      my 

=    i 

"      system 

—    1 

"      myrtle 

A 

=   u 

GUIDE   TO  PRONUNCIATION 


VOICED   CONSONANTS  OR  SUBVOCALS 


■TUBOLS 

b 
d 

g 

J 
1 

m 

n 

ng 


f 
li 
k 

P 

8 


5 

g 

1 

n 

ph 


as  in 

bat,  bad,  bubble 

SYMBOLS 

r     as 

in  rat,  term,  tarry 

(( 

did,  had,  riddle 

th      ' 

'     the,  with,  that 

(I 

go,  log,  Gorgon 

V         ' 

'     vine,  very,  give 

u 

jug,  just,  enjoy 

w        ' 

'     we,  wet,  will 

(( 

lip,  lily,  lively 

y     ' 

'     yes,  yet,  young 

(( 

man,  member 

z          * 

'     zone,  zigzag 

(( 

not,  ran,  none 

z          ' 

'     azure,  =  sound 

(( 

sing,  sang,  ring 

zh 

of 


VOICELESS   CONSONANTS  OR  ASPIRATES 


as  in  fan,  fife,  fifty 
"     hat,  hold,  beheld 
*'     kind,  like,  kick 
pin,  help,  peep 
sit,  picks,  decks 


i( 


4( 


t  as  in  tin,  pit,  strut 

th  "    thin,  thick,  fifth 

sh  "    she,  shall,  blush 

ch  "    child,  march 

wh=hw"    when,  wheat 


CONSONANTAL   EQUIVALENTS 


as  m  nige 


=  s 
€at  =k 

maghine  =  sh 


age 
union 
think 
Ralph 


=  1 

=y 

=  ng 
=  f 


qu 
qw 

s 

X 
X 


as  in  quite  =  kw 
"    bouquet =k 

has  =z 

X 

leisure  =  zh 

X 

ox  =ks 

exist  =  gz 


The  tie  bar,  as  in  nature,  verdure,  indicates  an  allowable 
tendency  to  give  tu  the  sound  chu,  and  du  the  sound  ju ; 
but  the  preferred  pronunciation  is  tu  and  du. 

In  the  word  columns  of  this  book,  italics  indicate  silent 
letters ;  as  a  in  loaf,  h  in  lam5. 


THE   ALPHABET 


Script 


Roman 


CL    a    K  2i 
?3    S^    ^   h 


c 

B  d 


J  I 


L 


0    c 
D    d 


^     E    e 


F    f 


9   ^  ^ 

/^     A     H    h 

J 


k 


K  A  ^ 
£  i  -L  \ 

7TL  m  M  n 


Script 


Roman 


/Z    TL   ]sr   n 


O      0    o 


p 

2 
R 

s 

J 

IL 


Z 


P 

A. 
t 


z 


p  p 

Q  q 

R  r 

S  s 

T  t 


66     U    u 

6<^     W  w 
X      X     X    X 


Y  y 

Z     z 


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THE  PROaRESSIVE  COTIIISE 

m  SPELLING 


3>a<c 


-     PAET 

ONE 

SECTION  1 

1. 

Sounds  of  "Long  a 

"  ANB  "Short 

a" 

same 

AXZOTl^ 

ran 

AXVTL 

name 

rvcumjb 

sand 

2ixi/n/jL 

save 

AOJM^ 

band 

{rarnxL 

wave 

UJXUM. 

lamp 

-Icunrrup 

lame 

■Icumji^ 

tramp 

tAyCOTTLp 

Direction:   Tell  the  number  of  letters  and  sounds  in  each 
word.     Give  two  sounds  of  a. 


2. 

me 

fear 

lean 

beat 

meat 


Sounds  of  "  Long  e  "  and  "  Short  e " 

rrttf  nest  TUUhZ 

pjCX^  send 

XJUl/rtk  mend 

ZMMM  kept 

'^TYUmX'  step 


Direction :  Copy  the  words.     Give  t^e  sound  of  each  lettero 

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10  PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 

3.  Sounds  of  "  Long  i  "  and  "  Short  i  " 

kind  vine  wild  slip  skim 

find  nine  mild  slim  milk 

life  wire  pile  trip  swim 

wife  fire  tile  limp  lift 

Pirection :  Copy  the  words  of  the  lesson,  beginning  thus :  — 

AonnxL  lArruo    Luild     jJ^p    AAlnrb 

4:,  "  Long  o,"  "  Short  o,"  and  "  Medial  o  " 

sold  hole  boat  log  blot 


bold 

pole 

load 

flog 

slot 

told 

bore 

road 

from 

romp 

hope 

sole 

foam 

drop 

soft 

MxtScL    AxtIjo     SxraZ      -tern         -dZ&t 

Note :  "  Medial  o,"  or  o,  is  a  sound  midway  between  "  short 
o,"  as  in  hloi^  and  "  broad  o,"  as  in  for. 

5.  "  Long  u,"  "  Short  u,"  and  u  =  oo 

tiibe  suit  jug  drum  tiisk 

mule  blue  mug  dust  husk 

pure  glue  lump  must  rung 

tune  flute  jump  rust  flung 

To  Teachers.  —  In  the  lessons  above,  call  the  attention  of 
pupils  to  these  facts :  (1)  that  words  ending  in  silent  e,  or  that 
have  two  vowels  in  one  syllable,  contain  a  long  vowel  sound ; 
(2)  that  most  words  ending  in  consonants  have  short  vowel 
sounds. 


PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING  U 


6. 

Review  of 

"Long"  and 

"  Short  "  Vowels 

fate 

fine 

note 

bead           pam 

tape 

dine 

slope 

steam         ram 

rate 

wine 

plume 

bloat          plam 

Direction:  1.  Note  that  the  silent  letters  are  in  italics,  and 
that  all  words  contain  a  long  vowel  sound.  2.  Copy  from  each 
word  above  all  but  the  silent  letters,  and  note  that  the  words 
thus  formed  contain  only  short  vowel  sounds. 

?•  Doubled  Letters 

add  m 

odd  sell 

egg  tell 

Direction :  Tell  how  many  letters  and  sounds  in  each  word. 
Do  the  doubled  letters  represent  more  than  one  sound  ? 

8.        Sound  of  c  =  s  ;  Sound  of  -€  ok  ck  =  k 


fill 

toss 

soeu. 

roll 

buzz 

weed 

moss 

fuzz 

keep 

ni^e 

singe 

■eape 

-eube 

duck 

lage 

twige 

-eane 

■eame 

flock 

fen9e 

slige 

■eoal 

-eost 

■erock 

cji/nZ   LujjCjl    ccrtcL     ctuJr  auxxxiA 

9,  Sound  of  s  =  z 

bee§  ro§e  -close  ii^e  ri§e 

see§  nose  lioe§  teage  prize 

goe§  earg  flie§  please  praise 

3juo  thjo-  S-ULb  cm.  tfu^  AjoiJL. 


12  PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 

10.  Sounds  of  ch,  sh,  "wh 


chat 

such 

■cash 

when 

while 

chop 

«a^ch 

wish 

whip 

whale 

much 

jnabtok 

shut 

whiz 

wheel 

bunch 

teach 

shade 

white 

whine 

lunch 

reach 

shone 

wheat 

which,,' 

11. 

SOUXD 

OF  ng  —  n 

IN  ink 

ring 

long 

bring 

bank 

sink 

sang 

wing 

stung 

rank 

sank 

sung 

swing 

young 

pink 

sunk 

song 

swung 

strong 

wink 

chunk 

12. 

Peculiar  Word-: 

FORMS 

band 

glad 

least 

pink 

teage 

cape 

heat 

mate 

pitch 

vale 

dear 

jail 

maid 

reach 

will 

fold 

kill 

neat 

soak 

year 

Direction :  Cover  the  first  letter  of  each  word,  and  note  the 
word  thus  formed.     Sound  the  first  letter  of  each  word. 


13.  Dictation  Exercise 

CUnxL  trvaX  cUrrub  umJZ 
J/>  CL  imAjj.  ooxrdL  AjjJju, 
Cid  nrooyrui  ocurt  hM. 


PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 


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14. 


Sounds  of  "Italian  a"  and  "Medial  a 


)) 


•e'art 

part 

ant 

task 

dan^e 

«ard 

tart 

fast 

pass 

lanQe 

yard 

hard 

last 

grass 

chaff 

yarn 

start 

mast 

flask 

change 

barn 

charm 

past 

brass 

branch 

Direction:   Pronounce  these  words  with  care. 


15. 

Sound  of 

"Broad  a"  = 

6  in  for 

all 

•  • 

saio 

•  • 

salt 

hall 

•ela^(7 

•  • 

taU 

dai(;n 

halt 

tall 

-era2(;l 

€all 

\di/wn 

want 

warn 

J2mn 

fall 

hiwn 

wart 

warm 

dwarf 

16. 

Sound  of  "Tilde  e"  or  of  ' 

'  Tilde  i  "  = 

A 

:  U 

her 

eofrn 

sir 

dirt 

firm 

term 

learn 

bird 

whirl 

mirth 

were 

heard 

chirp 

squirt 

pearl 

verse 

earth 

first 

flirt 

search 

17. 

Sounds  of  " 

Long  oo"  and 

"Short  oo 

iy 

poor 

soon 

look 

hood 

broom 

food 

root 

took 

soot 

bloom 

fool 

loose 

-eook 

nook 

spoon 

€00l 

roost 

wood 

stood 

■erook 

pool 

shoot 

wool 

shook 

brook 

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18. 


PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 
Sounds  of  a  =  e,  and  o  =  u 


rare 

haz'r 

gre 

turn 

word 

dare 

stazr 

heir 

-eurl 

worm 

bare 

spare 

there 

hurt 

worth 

€are 

swear 

where 

bOrst 

world 

19. 

Sound  of  Diphthong  ou  : 

=  Diphthong 

o^^ 

loud 

shout 

found 

fowl 

growl 

proud 

stout 

bound 

howl 

«rowd 

hound 

trout 

sound 

gown 

«lown 

eloud 

spout 

round 

town 

■erown 

-eount 

mound 

sprout 

brown 

drown 

20. 

Sound  of  Diphthong  oi  = 

=  Diphthong 

oy 

oil 

■coin 

spoil 

noige 

boy 

boil 

join 

hoist 

void 

toy 

soil 

joint 

joist 

voiQe 

an  noy' 

toil 

point 

moist 

choice 

en  joy' 

21. 

Dictation  Exercise 

(2/^  tAxxt  u<ruL  cCo. 

Bo  uj-uJh  uo-u/c  nnoLoAt; 


PROGRESSIVE    COURSE   IN  SPELLING  15 

23,     Sound  of  y  =  "  Loxg  i  "  ;   y  =  "  Short  i  " 

try  rye  deny  la'zy  dolly 
dry  shy  rely  -eo'zy  jol'ly 
fry  why  defy'  Qit'y  sadly- 
sly  spry  reply'  wit'ty  badly 

23.  Sounds  of  "Voiceless  th "  and  "  Voiced  th " 

fcath  thick  froth  this  then 

path  thin  ninth  that  them 

lath  three  birth  these  than 

both  third  health  rho^e  thine 

moth  thank  wealth  thus  ihoiigh 

24.  Sound  of  ar  and  of  or  =  er,  Unaccented 

nev'er  li'ar  la'bor  bri'er 

play'er  gellar  faVor  pow'er 

work'er  beg'gar  tazlor  nn'der 

show'er  -eoHar  sazl'or  up'per 

Note :  In  such  words  as  "  cellar/'  "  beg'gar/'  "  up'per/'  and 
"  wit'tj,"  the  doubled  letters  represent  but  one  sound. 

25.  Dictation  Exercise 

Q-i.  u/Axrrrh  u<rvL  JUuixzA, 
■\7o  urh/rrrh  u<ru  JuxoyoJt, 
O/nxL  Ajyuj-,  aynx£  uj-fuun,  ayvhcL  urruAj^ 


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26. 


PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 


Objects  in  Schoolroom 


map 

chazr                teach'er 

slate 

globe 

book                 pti'pil 

tabk 

chart 

priiri  er            pa'per 

point'er 

desk 

read'er            pen'^il 

e  ras'er 

seat 

spell'er            tablet 

black-board* 

Direction : 

Add  s  to  each  word  and  pronounce. 

27. 

At  School 

sing 

€op'y               e  rase' 

speiring 

diY2bW 

stud'y              ex  plain' 

pro  noun^e' 

read 

reading          re  Qite' 

-eom  pare' 

icrite 

wxlt*mg           re  Qess' 

ob  §erve' 

28. 

Parts  of  Schoolhouse 

frame 

roof                  room 

shiit'ter 

wallg 

eave§               pane 

Qe2Ting 

door 

at'ti-e                glass 

plas'ter 

floor 

raft'er              win'doi^ 

chim'nejf 

29. 


Dictation  Exercise 


ThuMA.  -i^MJM.  it  tM  (J2  cborubf 
Bo  it  umJI  cfh  oaxrt  aZ  all. 


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30. 

Two  L 

!iITIAL    CONSC 

)NANTS 

blade 

■elerk 

drag 

grade 

snuff 

blaze 

■elean 

dream 

grand 

sneeze 

blast 

^loth 

float 

plaQe 

sneak 

brave 

■ereep 

frost 

plank 

spoke 

breath 

-erept 

freeze 

sleeve 

spill 

Direction :  Pronounce  these  words,  giving  attention  to  initial 
consonants. 

31,  WoKDS  OF  Opposite  Meaning 


more 


less                         fine  coarse 

most           least                        frown  smile 

dark            light                        best  worst 

dull             sharp                       bet'ter  worse 

Direction:   Dictate  a  word,  and  require  Dupil  to  give  tlie 
opposite. 

32.  Three  Initial  Consonants 

strip             thrSb           spread         s-erub  strai/ 

strap            ihmw           spram          s-erap  string 

strut             thrige           sprang         stream  stripe 

straw;            thread          sprout          stroll  strain 

Direction:  Pronounce  each  word;  then  cover  the  first  two 
letters  and  pronounce  the  words  thus  formed. 

33.  Opposite  Meanings 


weak 

strong 

sweet 

sour 

€lear 

cloud'y 

much 

lit'tle 

o'ver 

un'der 

in 'side' 

out'side' 

near'er 

far'ther 

for'ward 

back'ward 

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34. 

Silent  Consonants 

ha?f 

ha^ch 

^nat 

\imb 

^not 

■eaZf 

witeh 

gndiio 

■eom6 

know 

•ea^m 

cha?k 

•  • 

WToiQ 

duTn& 

Z:nife 

ba^iii 

staZk 

t(;rist 

■erum& 

Z;neel 

35. 

Parts  of  the  Human  Body 

head 

eye 

paZm 

A;nee 

oYhoio 

skull 

cheek 

thumt 

>         thi^A 

an'kle 

bram 

chest 

toes 

bone§ 

fin'ger 

skin 

breast 

nazls 

liingg 

mus'cle 

flesh 

heart 

joints 

throat 

showl'der 

36. 

Sound 

of  6  = 

"Short  u^' 

done 

front 

a  bove' 

doz'en 

d6e§ 

flood 

oth'er 

•eov'er 

none 

blood 

mon'ey 

won'der 

some 

tongwe 

hon'ey 

nothing 

37. 


Dictation  Exercise 


U/Aji/nj  uo-hUj-Zj  Lux/iA.  to  do  I 

£)o  a  uriXfo  Cb  uriM; 
JAjlu   ucrA/D  AjlcuqA.  tAjb  tcrp, 

JikAt  ttuaAZ  cA/rnA  tAjb  ^^fuJZ. 


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38.  Sound  of  "  Broad  o  "  =  "  Broad  a  " 

ought 
thought 
bought 
hrought 

Direction :  In  pronouncing  these  words,  sound  6  like  a  in  all. 

39.  Bodily  Acts 


6r 

■eord 

horn 

or'der 

nor 

•eork 

horse 

bor'der 

for 

fork 

short 

■eor'ner 

form 

north 

storm 

morn'ing 

feel 

see 

shout 

stand 

squeeze 

touch 

bow 

shove 

tread 

-carry 

taste 

waZk 

•  • 

stream 

stoop 

whisper 

smell 

ta,Zk 

s-erateh 

march 

whistle 

40. 

Sound  op 

O  AND  u  = 

• 

"Short  oo" 

wolf 

• 

puU 

would 

ful'ly 

puss'y 

push 

full 

• 

^ould 

• 

full'er 

• 

put'ting 

bush 

• 

puss 

showed 

• 

wom'an 

• 

pud'ding 

41.  Sound  of  p  and  u  =  "  Long  oo  " 

who  move  true  brute  ru'in 

i^hom        mov'ing       rude  truth  bru'in 

•  •  •  •  Qj  ••  ••  ,, 

whose        loslns^         -crude  truths  ruFer 

lo§e  throi(^/i       prune  fruzts         •   truly 

Note  to  Teacher.  —  The  vowel  u  regularly  has  the  sound  of 
*'  long  oo  "  instead  of  "  long  u ''  when  it  follows  r,  bl,  cl,  fl, 
gl,  pi,  or  si,  and  in  some  words  when  it  follows  j. 


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42.  Articles  of  Clothing 


€oat 

shoe 

•  • 

glove 

^m 

ga^'te^ 

vest 

boot 

waist 

neck'tie 

slip'per 

«ape 

s-earf 

skirt 

bon'net 

stocking 

shawl 

■eloak 

shirt 

rib'bon 

gar'ter 

Direction :   Add  s  to  each  word,  thus  making  it  mean  more 
than  one. 

4:3#  Sounds  of  e  =  a,  and  of  a  =  6  . 


vezl 

the?/             what 

swap 

squash 

weigh 

whez/           wash 

swamp 

wan'der 

• 

sleigh 

6  hey           wa^ch 

wasp 

swaHoi^ 

• 

neigh 

skem           swan 

squad 

quar'rel 

Direction :  In  these  words  sound  a  like  "  short 

o." 

U. 

In  a  Dwelling 

kijJch'en 

ba'sm 

parlor 

■elog'et 

pan'try 

stew'pan 

mir'ror 

pirioz^; 

tea'-eup 

ket'tle 

■ear'pet 

blan'ket 

saw'^er 

grid'dle 

bed'room 

mat'tresft 

45.  Dictation  Exercise 

J^crcrA  pyv  o^rcrd/ruAdt  icrcrk.  py%  o-icbd/ruAd, 

y<rL0  xxriM  pyrui  tAjL/rrh  oM  tAjb  urfbU^ 
Jo  tAjo  ^^ioAd,  i^<rcL  nruubt  ol  Arru£z^ 


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46. 

Sound  of 

•           * 

page 

edge            badge 

^udge 

gen'tle 

■cage 

wedge          dodge 

hinge 

pi'geon 

sage 

hedge          charge 

lounge 

en'gine 

range 

bridge          change 

!        gi'^nt 

strange 

47. 

In  the  ] 

Bomb 

son 

.    farther 

■eous'in 

din'ner 

aicnt 

moth'er 

da^ugh'ter 

sup'per 

nieqe 

chirdren 

vi§'i  tor 

break'fast 

uii'-ele 

par'ents 

play'mate 

lunch'eon 

48. 

Short  Vowels  in 

Both  Syllables 

•ean'dy 

emp'ty 

rapid 

until' 

hand'y 

pock'et 

rag'ged 

Tin  less' 

€ab'in 

lock'et 

sifting 

ex  qeV 

habit 

plen'ty 

sim'ning 

distill' 

rab'bit 

pi^'ni-e 

run'ning 

a-e  9ept' 

Direction :  Note  that  every  accented  syllable  ends  with  a, 
consonant.  How  could  you  mark  the  vowels  to  show  that 
they  are  short? 


49. 

Forest  Treks 

oak 

beech                 ma'ple 

warnut 

• 

fir 

birch                  ge'dar 

henilock 

elm 

larch                  poplar 

ches^'nut 

ash 

spru9e               willoz^; 

but'ter  nut 

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50. 

be  giin' 
be  fore' 
re  ward' 
re  peat' 
p6  lite' 


Modified  Long  Vowels 
ioYloio 

felloi^ 
bor'ro2^ 


pal  age 

sur'faQe 

sen'at^ 


/-L 


udivvow 


vi§  age 
-eot'tage 


na'ture 

pi-e'ture 

fig'tire 

fu'ture 

pas'ture 


Note :  "  Modified  long  vowels ''  are  found  only  in  unaccented 
syllables ;  their  sounds  are  unstressed  and  shorter  in  quantity 
than  those  of  the  "  regular  long  vowels."     For  tu,  see  page  7. 


51. 

Fruit 

Trees 

pear 

fig 

oYiYe 

quince 

peach 

date 

lem'on 

ap'ple 

plum 

lime 

iirmond 

cher'ry 

prune 

■erab 

or'ange 

a'pri  -eot 

52. 

Sound  of 

Final  er 

giver 

flow'er 

pat'ter 

either 

riv'er 

show  er 

mat'ter 

ne2'ther 

lov'er 

keep'er 

glit'ter 

leath'er 

dro'ver 

lead'er 

twit'ter 

feath'er 

driv'er 

near'er 

differ 

weath'er 

53. 


Dictation  Exercise 


J/uL  jJxxAti  ouhji,  tbruj.  cLcuAAJtd  ALaA., 


ZFvLnmJtZurvc^  a/rvcL  MioAAli/ria  cl6  tAjuu  oA/rtAA 


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54.  Long  Vowels  in  Accented  Syllables 

fa'vor  be'ing  pilot  admire' 

flaVor  seeding  qui'et  advice' 

gra'vy  stee'pk  po'et  ex-euse' 

lay'mg  v/eary  po'em  suppose' 

pla?/'ing  peo'ple  mu'si^  endure' 

Direction :  Note  how  every  accented  syllable  ends. 

55.  In  the  Garden 

plants  pea§  leaves  rad'ish 

weed§  bean§  ber'ry  -eab'bage 

roots  beets  bush'eg  p6  ta'to 

staZks  vines  ber'ri6s  to  ma'to 

56*  Peculiar  Second  Syllables 

fa ble  (b'l)         bee'tk  eagle  doii'ble 

no'ble  feelDle  la'dle  -eou'ple 

sta'ble  pur'ple  tri'fle  trouble 

Note :  Every  syllable  contains  a  vowel,  but  in  many  unac- 
cented ones,  such  as  these,  the  voice  glide  takes  the  place  of  a 
regular  vowel  sound. 


57. 

Words  for  Careful  Pronunciation 

bat'tle 

mid  die 

buckle 

nlb^le 

rat'tle 

rid'dle 

puz'zle 

pud'dle 

pad'dle 

pick'le 

set'tle 

mud'dle 

ped'dle 

tick'le 

■erip'ple 

muffle 

peb'ble 

-eack'le 

whit'tle 

stub'ble 

Note:    Each   doubled  consonant   above   represents   but  OB© 
sound ;  the  second  syllable  of  each  word  is  pronounced  7. 


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58. 


PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 


Objects  on  a  Farm 


gate 

grain 

bar'ky 

gar'den 

fenge 

wheat 

■elo'ver 

orchard 

razlg 

oats 

mead'oi^; 

■eOrn'-erib 

posts 

•eOrn'field 

blue  grass 

straw'stack 

59. 

WOBDS    CONTAINING    JSlLENT    a 

beak 

leap 

roar 

early 

dear 

lead 

roam 

read'y 

deal 

cheap 

roast 

heav'y 

heap 

feast 

«oal 

health'y 

beard 

sheaf 

■eoarse 

wealth'y 

60. 

Work  of 

THE  Farm 

sow 

hawl 

•  • 

bwild 

har'roi«; 

mow 

load 

di^ch 

plow 'in  y 

feed 

hi^ch 

re  pair 

hoe'ing 

reap 

thresh 

ill!  prove 

■eut'ting 

61.  Dictation  Keview    i 

(pboAb  oAcru/^  UTL  thjb  nrruuiycLcrur,    Jt  id  cut 

Q/rucL  rrxjcudjb  l/nto  hxjj^.    ^^^^^  ^  ^^  pyxrdL  o^ 

^x^Jhtu  to  'IhixL  a/rocL  jl/iA/^  to  AUAjl, 

TYlaAUi  CL  nrumrL  Ajul&A^,  UMxi/tA^  ouruL  uAaju 


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62. 

Words 

CONTAINING    SiLENT   i 

pail 

gain 

field 

friend 

mail 

plain 

pieQe 

fierge 

sail 

chain 

chief 

pierge 

paint 

prai§e 

thief 

grief 

saint 

fair'y 

« 

thieves 

be  lieve' 

63« 

Opposite 

Meanings 

small 

•  • 

large 

shut 

■ '" " "  1 

o'pen 

tight 

loose 

lead 

fol'loM; 

kind 

-eru'el 

help 

hin'der 

huge 

tiny 

raf§e 

\oy/eT 

noon 

mid  m{ 

^ht 

glV6 

re  Qezve' 

Direction : 

Cover  one 

columi 

1  and  think  the  word  opposite 

64. 

Silent  Vowels 

great 

guide 

thread 

qer'tain 

tired 

guard 

ma'son 

-eap'tain 

tried 

guess 

maid  en 

-eur'tain 

tread 

guest 

heav'en 

moun'tam 

Direction :  Name  a  silent  vowel  in  each  word. 


65. 


Dictation  Review 


Here  is  a  piece  of  an  old  sail.  How  coarse  it  is ! 
Please  mail  this  letter.  My  friend  will  receive  it 
early.     The  boys  are  hoeing  in  the  cornfield. 

Close  the  door.  Raise  the  window.  Fetch  a  pail 
of  water.  Are  you  certain  that  you  can  spell 
receive  and  helieve? 


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66. 

"Long  a"  and 

"Short  a/'  Accented 

baby 

dai'ly 

taffy 

vartie 

va'por 

wait'er 

tap'ping 

val'ley 

wa'ger 

pamt'er 

hap'pen 

gan'der 

tak'ing 

ram'bow 

mat'ter 

man'ner 

wak  ing 

famt'ly 

chat'ter 

grav'el 

67. 


Adjectives  of  Opposite  Meaning 


wi§e 

foorish 

prompt 

tar'dy 

worse 

bet'ter 

ten'der 

har'dy 

light 

heav'y 

ugly 

hamd  some 

s^ar^e 

plen'ty 

bright 

gloom'y 

fierge 

gen'tk 

strai^'At 

•erook'ed 

68. 

Sound  of  "  Bro^ 

D  a  "  =  "  Broad 

o" 

broad 

•  • 

idfughi 

al'der 

pawse 

■eawse 

■esiught 

al'so 

pawg'ing 

sawQe 

nsiugh'tj 

armost 

«aw§'ing 

sai/gy 

da,ugh'ier 

alVayg 

be-eaz^ge' 

69. 

Wise 

Sayings 

Penny  wise  and  pound  foolish. 

Half  a  loaf  is  better  than  no  bread. 

Many  hands  make  light  work. 

It  is  never  too  late  to  mend. 

It  is  easier  to  pnll  down  than  to  build  up. 


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70. 

a  ' 

Italian  a" 

arch 

ar'my 

par 'don 

dar'Hng 

harp 

parity 

gar'den 

dart'ing 

marsh 

mar'ket 

hard'en 

startling 

starch 

s-ear'let 

har'ness 

partner 

71, 


Verbs  of  Opposite  Meaning 


huy 

€ry 

r]§e 

stop 

save 


sell 

laugh 

fall 

start 

spend 


ask 
be  gm' 
de  lay' 
gath'er 


freeze 

an'si(;er 

fin'ish 

has'^en 

s-eat'ter 


72. 


a  bont' 
a  board' 
a  head' 
a  fraid' 


"Medial  a,"  Obscured 

a  live' 
a  long 
a  lone' 
a  side' 


-eanal 


-ea  ress 


— / 


among 
a  round' 
a  sleep' 
a  way' 

Note :  The  symbol  a  indicates  a  quick,  light,  "  obscure " 
pronunciation  of  a  in  unaccented  syllables.  Similar  pronun- 
ciations of  a,  e,  o,  ii,  are  indicated  by  a,  e,  o,  u,  respectively. 


■ea  na  ry 
In'di  a 


73. 


Copy  from  Memory 

'Mid  pleasures  and  palaces 

Though  we  may  roam, 
Be  it  ever  so  humble, 

There's  no  place  like  home. 

—  John  Howard  Payne. 


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74. 


*^LoNG  e"  IN  Accented  Syllables 


eVen 

heat'ed 

dear'er 

sea'side 

eVtl 

cheat'ed 

deep'er 

sea'shore 

eat'en 

seem'ing 

keep'er 

teag'ing 

sea'gon 

team'ing 

East'er 

queer'ly 

rea'son 

need'ing 

east'ern 

merely 

75. 

Ani 

MALS 

i. 

Full-grown 

Young 

Full-grown 

Young 

dog 

pup'py 

goose 

gosling 

■eat 

kit'^en 

duck 

duckling 

■eow 

heifer 

deer 

fawn 

goat 

kid 

bear 

■eub 

sheep 

lam& 

frog 

tad'pole 

76. 

'*  Short  e"  in  Accented  Syllables 

ver'y 

let'ter 

wer-eome 

ex  pe-et' 

fer'ry 

bet'ter 

selfish 

ex  gept' 

fend'er 

les'son 

shepVierd 

in  vent' 

res'tive 

lev'el 

■ 

dweiring 

■eon  sent' 

Direction ; 

:  Note  that  every 

accented  syllable 

ends  in  a  con- 

sonanty  and 

the  vowel   sound 

is   short,  —  such 

syllables   are 

typical. 

77. 


Memory  Gem 


Beautiful  lips  are  those  whose  words 
Leap  from  the  heart  like  song  of  birds. 
Beautiful  hands  are  those  that  do 
Work  that  is  earnest,  brave,  and  true. 


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78. 

di'et 

di'al 

rival 

finely 

likely 


"Long  i"  and  "Short  i,"  Accented 


de  ^ide' 

Vlglt 

sir'up 

de  §ire' 

lis'^gn 

sipping 

in  vite' 

giv'en 

sin'gle 

po  lite' 

driv'en 

jingle 

be  side' 

lorii'ten 

lim'ber 

79. 

lark 
dove 

hawk 

CYOIO 


Names  of  Birds 


jay 

-erane 
quail 
stork 
thrush 


robin 
mar'tin 

tilr'key 
Ss'trich 

par'rot 

spar'roi(7 

swal'loio 

blue'bird 

snoi^'bird 

black'bird 

80.    "  Long  o,"  "  Short  o,"  and  "  Medial  o,"  Accented 


lo'-eal 

sto'ry 

solid 

for'est 

vo'-eal 
bro'ken 

gro'^er 
mo'ment 

sor'ry 
frol'i-e 

Aon'est 
Aon'or 

spo'ken 
smokeless 

no'tiQe 
hope'less 

profit 
pop'per 

bot'tom 
ISft'y 

Direction : 
vowels  end. 

Note   how   accented   syllables 

containing   Ion 

81.        "  ] 

[jOng  u"  and 

"  Short  u/'  Accented 

du'ty 

ex  ■euse'' 

num'ber 

ruin'ble 

tulip 
u'nit 

pro  duQe' 
dis  pute' 

lum'ber 
thun'der 

grum'bk 
■eun'ning 

stu'pid 

beau'ty 

slum'ber 

hum'ming 

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82.    Sounds  of  ii,  of  ew  =  u,  and  of  evr 

dew  (u)  new  (u)  stew  (ti)  fur'nish 

few  new§  slew  (oo)  fur'tlier 

pew  view  blew  (oo)  fnr'nage 

mew  jew'el  flew  (oo)  sur'faQe 


=  00 


curry 
jour'nal 
jour'ney 
church'es 


83.     Trisyllables  :    First  Syllable  Accented 


every 

lib'er  ty 

reg'i  ment 

f  anril  ly 

hori  day 

or'na  ment 

e«§'ily 

yes'ter  day 

pres'i  dent 

vig'it  ed 

prig'on  er 

differ  ent 

an'i  mal 

ger'tain  ly 

beau'ti  ful 

84.     Trisyllables  :   Second  Syllable  Accented 

di  re-et'ly  e  lev'en  an  oth'er 

di  vert'ed  de  ^ert'ed  to  geth'er 

do  mes'tic  de  light'ed  at  ten'tive 

dis  -eov'er  re  mem'ber  ex  ^eed'ing 

dis  tm-etly  when  ev'er  ex  pe-etlng 


85. 

Names 

OF  Boys 

AND  Girls 

John 

George 

Maud 

Lu'cy 

Thorn 'as 

Hugh 

Charles 

Ma'ry 

Em  ma 

William 

Frank 

DaVid 

Do'ra 

Clar'a 

Al'ice 

James 

Hen'ry 

Eria 

Lau'ra 

Ag'nes 

Direction :  Copy  these  words  from  dictation. 

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86.  Compound  Words 

to-day'  blue '-eyed'  morn'ing-glo'rji 

to-night'  dog's '-eared'  for  get'-me-not 

to-mor'roio  look'ing-glass  gold'en  rod 

good'-by'  rock'ing-chair  whip'poor  will' 

Direction:    Note   that   some  compound  words   are   written 
with,  aud  others  without,  hyphens. 

87.  Compound  Words  without  the  Hyphen 

dew'drop  key'hole  farm'yard  birth'day 

day 'time  boat'man  -eorn'stalk  play 'thing 

rain'bow  web'feet  earth' worm  flag'staff 

sun'beam  earmark  whale'bone  school'room 

Direction :  Write  each  as  one  word  and  without  a  hyphen. 

88.  Contractions 

I'm  we'd  it's  don't  isn't 

I'd  we've  he's  -ean't  (or  can't)  wasn't 

I'll  'tis  she's  shan't  {or  shan't)  you've 

I've  'twas  there's  won't  they'll 

Note :  These  contractions  are  allowable  in  conversation,  but 
would  better  be  used  sparingly,  even  in  social  correspondence. 

89.  A  Riddle 

I'm  a  humble  little  thing, 
Always  coming  with  the  spring ; 
In  the  meadows  green  I'm  founds 
Peeping  just  above  the  ground ; 
And  my  stalk  is  covered  flat 
With  a  white  and  yellow  hat. 


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90. 


Pronouncing  Test 


m 

were 

blue'bird 

Sr'ange 

€OSt 

there 

mu'sic 

cher'ry 

wa§ 

where 

wa'ter 

cheer'ing 

■eatch 

who^e 

sau'ger 

caZm'ly 

past 

wheat 

fas'i^en 

tulip 

branch 

i<;hole 

fol'low 

•eap'tain 

dange 

gro?^n 

pil'low 

lev'el 

suit 

drown 

rad'isb 

don'key 

blue 

•• 

Ought 

gath'er 

sea'son 

plume 

though 

weath'er 

lemon 

prune 

thought 

wheth'er 

pro  duQe' 

fruit 

through 

stron'ger 

ex  cuge' 

91. 

Spelling  Test 

much 

seize 

lov'er 

peo'ple 

match 

sneeze 

les'son 

pfgeon 

which 

raise 

gellar 

heif'er 

ditch 

knives 

mus'cle 

rain 'bow 

church 

tried 

beg'gar 

rein'deer 

lo§e 

tired 

ped'dler 

gi'ant 

loose 

lounge 

pen'gil 

jingle 

learn 

a'pron 

^eiring 

per'son 

cloud 

a  ri§e' 

prun'er 

nei'ther 

crowd 

judge 

pu'pil 

leath'er 

proud 

sleigh 

writ'er 

blos'som 

crown 

bot'tom 

pic'ture 

be  heve' 

freeze 

variey 

daugh'ter 

be  cause' 

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PART 

ONE 

• 

SECTION  2 

92. 

Words  relating  to  Timt: 

noon 

mm'ute  (it) 

•  • 

Tue§'d% 

Aour 

pre§'ent 

win'ter 

W  ec^neg'day 

week 

fu'ture 

^en'tu  ry 

Thnrg'day 

month 

sea'^on 

Sun'da?/ 

Fri'day 

year 

summer 

Mon'day 

Sat'ur  day 

93. 


Months  and  Abbreviations 


Jan'u  k  ry,  Jan. 
Feb'ru  a  ry,  Feb. 
March,  Mar. 

A'pril,  Apr. 


May, 
June, 

Ju  If, 

An'gust,  Aug. 


Sep  tem'heT,  Sep. 
0-e  to'ber,      Oct. 
No  vem'ber,  Nov. 
De  ^em'ber,  Dec. 


94.  Rime  of  the  Months 

Thirty  days  have  September, 

April,  June,  and  November ; 

All  the  rest  have  thirty-one 

Save  February,  which  alone 

Has  twenty-eight,  but  one  day  more 

We  add  to  it  one  year  in  four. 

Direction:  Memorize  this  rime,  and  then  write  the  names 
of  the  months  in  order,  and  the  number  of  days  in  each. 

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95. 


Eeview  of  Vowel  Equivalents 


6  =  a 

e  =  a 

^               A 

1=U 

a  =  e 

born 

vem 

sir 

onVard 

sort 

weight 

stir 

for'ward 

torch 

eighty 

birth 

■eow'ard 

thorn 

■eon  Yey' 

girth 

vin'e  gar 

or'der 

neigh'hoY 

shirk'ing 

vine'yard 

96. 


Review  of  Vowel  Equivalents 


o  =  e 

y  =  i 

6  =  fi 

o'dor 

dye 

myth 

■eorSr 

ar'bor 

type 

gyp'sy 

■eom'ing 

ar'mor 

style 

sys'tem 

■e6m'pg.ss 

har'bor 

re  ply 

-erys'tal 

-eom'fort 

hu'mor 

lying 

syria  bk 

someVhat 

97. 

Sounds  of  " 

Long  oo 

"  AND  "Short 

oo" 

pool 

grew 

toiin& 

•  • 

wolf 

pul'pit 

tool 

stoop 

sowp 

• 

bullet 

• 

hoof 

proof 

growp 

bo§'6m 

puriet 

Joop 

prove 

brms6 

wood'en 

butch'er 

• 

98.  Sounds  of  gh  and  ph  like  f 

rough  laz^gh  Kalph         sphere 

tough  -eoi^gh         Phirip        phrase 

trowgh  e  nough'     Jos'eph       Qi'pher 


hy'phSn 
8r'phan 
aFpha  bet 


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99. 


Sounds  of  q  and  -c  =  k 


queen 

quilt 

aehe 

•elown 

queer 

squall 

a-ere 

■eomi-e 

quart 

quake 

a'-e6m 

Qir'-eus 

quillg 

qual'i  ty 

a-e'^ent 

gir'-ek 

quin95 

quan'ti  ty 

ac  -eount' 

■eo'lon 

Note:    g  is  always  followed  by  w,  which   when   sounded 
equals  w. 


100. 


Language  Study 


noun 

o'ral 

-eom'ma 

verb 

^^rit'^en 

pe'ri  od 

pro'noun 

sen'tenge 

-eap'i  tal 

adVerb 

plural 

sm'gu  lar 

arZ'je-e  tive 
state'ment 
com  mand' 
ques'tion 


101. 


Equivalents  of  z  and  zh 


s=z 

s  =  z 

X 

?  =  Sz 

s  —  zh 

eggs 

drow'sy 

ex  ist 

meas  tire 

odd§ 

-elum'gy 

ex  am'ple 

plea^'ure 

know^ 

wi§'d6m 

ex  am'ine 

trea§'ure 

ri§'e§ 

a  buse' 

ex  a-et'ly 

le^glire 

102. 

parch 
munch 
chill 
churn 


Sounds  of  ch,  sh,  "wh,  and  ng 

sash  whack 

blush  wharf 

shove  whin'ny 

shiv'er  wheth'er 


sting 
ivvong 
sprin'kle 
^(jrin'kle 


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103. 

Peculiar  Word- 

FORMS 

blot 

graft 

brace 

pledge 

tan'gle 

■erash 

hedge 

space 

plead 

grum  ble 

drain 

link 

stack 

fa-e'tor 

-erip'ple 

frill 

pearl 

blight 

har'bor 

prat'tle 

Direction:  Cover  the  first  letters  in  each  column  and  pro- 
nounce the  words  thus  formed. 


104. 

Objects 

IN  THE  City 

si^n 

dray 

awn'ing 

al'ley 

store 

wagon 

of  1196 

gut'ter 

shop 

■ear'riage 

biald'ing 

pave'ment 

street 

trolley 

ware'house 

side' walk 

Direction : 

Form  the  plurals  of  these  words  by  adding  -s. 

105. 

Nouns  in 

the  Singular 

arch 

bench 

dii^ch 

he'ro 

porch 

bunch 

stitch 

«argo 

-eoach 

la^ch 

trench 

mot'to 

dress 

ma^ch 

e^A'o 

ne'ffro 

Direction :  Form  the  plurals  by  adding  -es. 

106.  Dictation  Exercise 

One  to-day  is  worth  two  to-morrows. 
There  is  no  time  like  the  present. 

Lost,  yesterday,  somewhere  between  sunrise  and 
sunset,  two  golden  hours,  each  set  with  sixty  diamond 
minutes.      No  reward  is  offered,  for  they  are  gone 

forever.  — Horace  Mann. 


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107. 


Articles  of  Hardware 


file 

hook 

plane 

ai^'ger 

ham'mer 

nail 

knoh 

chain 

gimlet 

sta'pk 

bolt 

hinge 

pok'er 

chis'el 

s-eut'tle 

spike 

screw 

shov'el 

trow'el 

skillet 

Direction :  Form  the  plurals  by  adding  s. 


108.  Nouns  ending  in  y 

po'ny  du'ty  fan'^y 

la'dy  sto'ry  dai'sy 

lily  pop'py  da^'ry 

eook'y  pen'ny  fazr'y 

Direction :  Form  the  plurals  of  these  words  by  changing  y 
to  %  and  adding  es. 


ene  my 
f  ami  ly 
fa-e'to  ry 
-eom'pg.  ny 


109. 


Articles  in  a  Dry-goods  Store 


lage 

braid 

thiml)k 

velVet 

silk 

plazd 

nee'dkg 

flannel 

ho§e 

lin'en 

but'^ong 

gTngViam 

plush 

satin 

muslin 

J. 

■eall  -co 

110. 

Sln 

GULAR    AND    PlURAL    WoRD-FORMS 

Singular 

'  Plural 

Singular 

Plural 

Singular         Plural 

elf 

elve§ 

foot 

feet 

^nife 

kmye^ 

self 

selves 

tooth 

teeth 

loaf 

loaves 

life 

lives 

mouse 

mice 

-ea/f 

-eaZves 

wife 

wives 

louse 

lice 

shelf 

shelves 

leaf 

leaves 

goose 

geese 

sheaf 

sheaves 

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111. 


Adjectives  and  Nouns 


bnef 

an'sioerg 

trusty 

help'erg 

dariy 

du'tieg 

-eru'el 

•• 

mon'sterg 

rocky 

re'gzong 

som'ber 

shad'oi^g 

l§fty 

stee'pkg 

costly 

bwild'ingg 

^gloom'y 

pris'on^ 

-eap'i  tal 

let'terg 

112. 

KOUNS    OF 

Opposn 

rE  Meaning 

top 

bot'tom 

foe 

friend 

base 

sum'mit 

samt 

sin'ner 

joy 

s5r'roi(; 

eV^l 

good'ness 

hope 

de  spazr' 

strength 

weak'ness 

€a2^§e 

ef  feet' 

su-e  Qess' 

failure 

113. 

Adjectives  ( 

)F  Oppo 

isite  Meaning 

\ 

rough 

smooth 

mild 

se  vere' 

moist 

ar'id 

-elev'er 

stti'pid 

rare 

-eoin  mon 

pi'ous 

wick'ed 

deep 

sharioi(7 

eld'er 

youn^ger 

tough 

brit'tle 

short'er 

lon'ger 

lU. 

Forms 

1                     

of    ADt 

TECTIVES 

light 

sour 

sou/er         sour'est 

sweet 

stout 

stout'er       stout'est 

plain 

green 

clear 

-elear'er       -elear'est 

faint 

y(dY\ow 

qui'et 

qui'et  er      qui' 

et  est 

great 

mel'loi^ 

Direction:  Add  -er  and  -est  to  words  in  last  two  columnSf 
noting  that  -er  means  more,  and  -est  means  most. 


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115. 


Word  Building 


ice 

i'9y 

shine 

shin'ing 

wave 

haze 

ha'zy 

shade 

shad'ing 

s-eale 

bone 

bon'y 

shake 

shaking 

stone 

W^^ 

juiQ'y 

spige 

spiQ'ing 

smoke 

sai^ge 

sauQy 

paste 

pasting 

grease       \ 

Direction :   Add  ■ 

■y  and  -ing  to  last  column ; 

observe  Rule  I.^ 

116. 

Word  Building 

love 

loved 

lov'ing 

lov'a  ble 

blame 

€ure 

-cured 

■eur'ing 

-eur'a  ble 

de  §ire' 

move 

•  • 

moved 

riiov'ing 

mov'a  ble 

ex  -eu§e' 

solve 

solved 

solv'ing 

solv'a  ble 

en  dure' 

varue 

val'ued 

vaFu  ing 

val'u  a  ble 

de  fine' 

Direction :   Add 

-edf  -ing,  and 

-able  to  last  column;  observe 

Rule  I. 

117. 

Word  Building 

bake 

baked 

bak'ing 

bak'er 

roll 

rove 

roved 

rov'ing 

rov'er 

boH 

weave 

weaved 

weav'ing 

weav  er 

han'dle 

dange 

danced 

danQ'ing 

dang'er 

fid'dle 

tra^e 

traced 

trag'ing 

tra^'er 

lis'^en 

hate 

hatred 

hat'ing 

hat'er 

re  port' 

\odge 

lo^Zged 

lofZg'ing 

lo(ig'er 

per  form' 

e  rase' 

e  rased' 

e  ras'ing 

e  raster 

whis'de 

Direction :   Add 

-ed,  -ing,  and  -er  to  last 

column;  observe 

Rule  L 

1  Rule  I.  —  Words 

ending  in  silent  e,  drop  final  e 

when  a  s*ffix  begin- 

ning  with  a  vowel  is  added. 


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PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 


118. 


Spelling  by  Rule 


big 

mad 

hot 

slim 

thin 


big'ger 

mad'der 

hot'ter 

slim'mer 

thin'ner 


big'gest 

mad'dest 

hot'test 

slim'mest 

thin'nest 


wet 
red 
sad 
dim 
snug 


glad 

flat 

grim 

trim 

prim 


Direction:   Add  -er  and   -est  to   last  two  columns:   appfe 
Rule  11.^ 


119,  Derivatives  spelled  by  Rule  II 

sun'ny  fog'gy         fur'ry 

fun  ny  bog'gy         pup'py 

mud'dy  fin'ny  wit'ty 


gum  my 

grit'ty 

skin'ny 


120. 

rob  robbed 

dip  dipped 

pop  popped 

pat  pat'ted 


Rule  II  Applied 

robl)ing  rob'ber 

dip'ping  dip'per 

pop'ping  pop'per 

pat'ting  pat'ter 


star'ry 
sloppy 
^not'ty 

drum 
skip 
drop 
spin 


Direction :  Add  -ed,  -ing,  and  -er  to  the  last  column. 


121. 

bleak 
glean 
glange 
gloss 


Peculiar  Word-forms 


«rush 
s-eoop 
spray 
•eoiled 


fought 
flight 
fright 
tripped 


bram'ble 
-elus'ter 
glis'^en 
plat'ter 


dawn^ing 
stum'ble 
traVel 
trrfle 


Direction :  Pronounce  tivo  words  seen  in  each  word-form. 

1  Rule  II.  —  Monosyllables  and  words  accented  on  last  syllables, 
ending  in  a  single  consonant  preceded  by  a  single  vowel,  double  the  final 
consonant  before  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel. 


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122. 


Words  containing  Silent  a 


soar 

peak 

flea 

boast 

ea'ger 

■coax 

beam 

mean 

toast 

bea'-eon 

foam 

seam 

meant 

float 

feast'ed 

oars 

gleam 

plead 

shoals 

treat'ed 

loan 

spear 

smear 

steam'er 

■ereak'ing 

123. 

Words  containing  Silent  i 

aid 

aiin 

wait 

re  main 

■eon  tain' 

ails 

frail 

waist 

re  tain' 

-eom  plain' 

hail 

trail 

taint 

re'gzon 

ex  -elaim' 

pail 

jail 

vain'ly 

fash'ion 

ex  plain' 

124. 

Various  Silent  Letters 

tie 

break 

stitch 

hid'&n 

read'y 

pie 

swear 

sketch 

hap'^en 

weap'on 

vie 

shear§ 

streak 

has'^gn 

si^n'post 

€iie 

squeal 

guest 

bis'-ewit 

sea  port 

hoio 

s-eream 

guide 

si^A'ing 

head'a-eAe 

Direction:     Pronounce   these 

words   and    name  the   silent 

letters. 

. 

125.  Suggestive  Review 

Hail  did  great  damage  in  that  region.  Explain 
your  problem.     Raishis  are  dried  grapes. 

Lions  roar  and  eagles  soar.  The  oars  are  in  the 
boat.  It  would  not  float  in  the  shoals.  Pigs  squeal 
and  hawks  scream.  This  icaist  is  in  fashion.  ''Waste 
not,  want  not."  "  A  stitch  in  time  sometimes  saves 
nine."    Please  pass  the  biscuit.     One  guest  remained. 


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126. 

Short  Vowels,  Accented 

an'-e/ior 

tern  pk 

hm'der 

tinlilg 

han'ker 

nes7k 

tim'ber 

sprin'kle 

han'dle 

lOTes'i^k 

shiv'er 

trick'le 

■ean'dle 

treml)le 

pi^ch'er 

bus'de 

s-eraml)le 

shel'ter 

driv'en 

-eon'qwer 

127. 

Long  Vowels,  Accented 

•era'zy 

se'-eret 

rdle 

somber 

lay'er 

dan'ger 

tri'fle 

glo'ry 

na'tive 

dur'ing 

use'less 

glo?/;'worm' 

fa  inous 

itiere'ly 

hi^/i'ness 

dron'ing 

128. 

Forms 

of  Adjectives 

lig'iy 

ugli  er 

ug'li  est 

ea§'y 

shad'y 

shad'i  er 

shad'i  est 

lonely 

heGr/y 

heav'i  er 

heav'i  est 

gl§ss'y 

hap'py 

hap'pi  er 

hap'pi  est 

might'y 

mer'ry 

iner  ri  er 

me/ri  est 

naugh'ty 

Direction :  Add  -er  and  -est  to  last  column  j  observe  Rule  IIL* 
129.  Forms  of  Verbs    " 


try  tries  tried  trying 

de  ny'  de  nies'  de  nied'  de  nylng 

•ear'ry  -ear'ries  -ear lied  -ear'ry  ing 

pit'y  pities  pitied  pit'y  ing 

Direction:   Add  -es,  -ed,  and  -ing  to  last  column;   observe 
Rule  III.^ 


fan'gy 
stud'y 
hur'ry 
re  ply' 


1  Rule  III.  — Words  ending  in  y  preceded  by  a  consonant,  change  p 
to  i  when  a  suffix  not  beginning  with  i  is  added. 


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130. 


Short  Vowels  in  Both  Syllables 


mun  i-e 

tick'et 

mod'el 

un  til' 

vi^'tim 

thickset 

gob'let 

un  less' 

fit'ted 

publi-e 

gob'lin 

-eon  tent' 

sim'ply 

publish 

cher'ub 

■eon  sent' 

shining 

wed  ding 

splen'did 

neg  le-et' 

131. 

Word  Building 

WITH  Prefixes 

kind 

unkind' 

prop'er 

im 

prop'er 

known 

un  known' 

per'fe-et 

iiii 

per'fe^t 

a^le 

un  a'ble 

a-e'tive 

in  a-e'tive 

friendly 

un  friend'ly 

a-e'cu  rate 

in  a-e'cu  rate 

Direction :  Note  that  prefix  wi-,  in-,  or  im-  means  not, 
132.       Opposite  Meaning  given  by  Suffixes 


use'less 

use'ful 

joy 

tear 

cheer 

harm'less 

harni'ful 

law 

-eare 

gra^e 

painless 

pain'ful 

sin 

hope 

gwile 

faith'less 

faith'ful 

heed 

help 

thank 

pit'i  less 

pit'i  fnl 

fear 

fruit 

thought 

Direction :  Apply  -less  and  -fid  to  last  three  columns,  noting 
the  meaning  of  the  words  thus  formed. 


133. 

un  seen' 
un  e'ven 
un  ho'ly 
un  luck'y 
un  hap'py 


Negative  Prefixes 

un  re'al 
un  pleag'ant 
un  selfish 
in  sen'si  h\e 
in  tem'per  ate 


im  mod'est 
im  pos'si  bl6 
im  mov'a  h\e 
in  -eur'a  ble 
in  vis'i  h\e 


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134. 

Terms  i 

globe 

zones 

ax'is 

tor'rid 

at'las 

frig'id 

re  lief 

trop'i-es 

•eli'TTiate 

e  qua'tor 

de  gree' 
ex'ports 
im'ports 
bound'a  ry 
tem'per  ate 


lat'i  tude 
lon'gi  tude 
al'ti  tude 
dl  am'e  ter 
me  rid'i  an 


135. 

beach 

shore 

■eoast 

bluff 

-erest 


Terms  relating  to  Land 


iec?g6 

gorge 

range 

slope 

ric^ffe 


plain 

del'ta 

me'sa 

■eMsm 

-ean'yon 


island 
is^A'mus 


—  :f  ^ 


praz  rie 
val'ley 
deg'ert 


■era'ter 
vol  «a'no 
moun'tain 
hi^/i'land 
•eon'ti  ner>t 


136. 


"Italian  a,"  Accented 


tart 

lard 

mar'ble 

de  p8,rt' 

laugh'ing 

smart 

park 

gar'gle 

hur  raA' 

• 

laugh'ter 

snarl 

starve 

gar'ment 

hn,r'vest 

en  large' 

parch 

a  larm' 

arm'pit 

g^^ard'ed 

^'Av'tridge 

137, 


"Medial  a,"  Accented  and  Obscured 


task 

so'fa 

de  mand' 

-eom 'in  a 

or'a  -ele 

•eask 

so'da 

■eom  mand' 

i  de'a 

ad  vange' 

staff 

laVa 

fast'er 

hy  e'na 

en  trangg' 

mast 

€u'ba 

plas'ter 

a  re'na 

sep'a  rate 

e'ra 

alas' 

path'way 

a're  a 

ad  van'tage 

Direction :  Pronounce  these  words  with  care. 


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138. 

fruzts 

graing 

grass'eg 

flow'erg 

ber'rieg 


Products  of  the  Land 


flax 
hemp 
•eot^on 
mtriet 
Iti  Qern' 


lem'ong 
mer6n§ 
ba  na'nas 
al  f  aFf  a 
tim'o  thy 


pea  nuts 
to  ba-e'co 
pump^kin^ 
pine'ap'ple 
■eo'^onut' 


139. 

sea 

bay 

gulf 

lake 

strait 


Water  and  its  Forms 

rUl  surf 

brook 

-ereek 


river 
har'bor 


A        • 


surge 
birio2<; 


o'cean 


iQe^berg 


la  goon' 
chan'nel 
foun'tam 
•eat'^  ra«t 


140. 

eel 
€arp 
bass 
perch 


Products  of  the  Water 


sponge 
-eor'al 
mus'sel 
star'fish 


slants 
shrimps 
oys'ters 
loVster 


saZmon 
her'rmg 
pTck'er  el 
mack'er  gl 


141,  Dictation 

The  sea  !   the  sea  !   the  open  sea ! 

The  blue,  the  fresh,  the  ever  free ! 

Without  a  mark,  without  a  bound. 

It  runneth  the  earth's  wide  regions  round ; 

It  plays  with  the  clouds,  it  mocks  the  skies, 

Or  like  a  cradled  creature  lies.  —  Procter. 


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142. 

Products 

OF  Manufacture 

flour 

■eoke 

glue 

sug'ar  (sh) 

meal 

char'coal 

talloit; 

sir'up 

ba'-eon 

pow'der 

leath'er 

mo  las'seg 

TTiut'^on 

pa'per 

lum'ber 

f  ur'ni  ture 

sa^^'sage 

91  gars' 

shm'gles 

ma  glim'er  y 

143. 

Mines 

AND  Minerals 

or^ 

steel 

quartz 

jew'elg 

lead 

iron  (-um) 

sand'stone 

-erys'tal 

zine 

■eop'per 

lirae'stone 

di'a  mond 

gold 

sul'phur 

mar'ble 

em'er  aid 

silVer 

met'al 

gran'ite 

pumice 

144. 

Means  of 

Transportation 

sledge 

razTway 

steairi  er 

trSl'ley 

barge 

frez^At 

s^/ioon'er 

en  gme 

yac/it 

ex  press' 

■ea  noe' 

pack  train 

•eoach 

-elip'per 

•ea  nal 

■ear'a  van 

145.  Dictation  Eeview 

Coke  is  made  from  mineral  coal.  Charcoal  is 
charred  wood.  Gunpowder  is  a  mixture  of  niter, 
charcoal,  and  sulphur.     It  was  first  known  in  China. 

James  Watt  invented  the  steam  engine ;  he  was 
born  in  Scotland  in  1736. 

The  United  States  produces  more  iron  and  steel 
than  any  other  country. 


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146. 

farm'er 

min'er 

shep'Aerd 

weav'er 

team'ster 

147. 

na'tion 

■eoiin'try 

■eoun'ty 

may'or 


148. 

white 
black 
red 
brown 

149. 


Eelating  to  Occupations 
sazTor  fire'man 


pamt'er 
printer 
■eoop'er 
bu^ch'er 


brake'man 
en  gi  neer' 
■eon  du-e'tor 
ma  ^hm^st 


merchant 
driig'gist 
flo'rist 
me  -e/ian'i-e 
■ear'pen  ter 


Eelating  to  Government 


king 


queen 
king'dom 
em'pire 
re  public 


state 
vot'er 
off!  9er 
sol'dier 

Qit  1  zen 


^ap'i  tal 
gov'er  nor 
pre§'i  dent 
em'press 
em'per  or 


Eaces  and  Conditions  of  Men 
yelloi^; 


v-/     /     w 


sav^age 
givl  lized 
bar^ba  rous 


pro  gres  sive 
in  ven'tive 
com  mer'cial 
er  ary 


QdiU  ca'sian 
Ne'gro 
In'di  an 
Ma  la/ 


Dictation 


George  Washington  was  the  first  President  of  the 
United  States.     At  this  time  the  President  is . 

The  President  is  commander  in  chief  of  the  army 
and  the  navy. 

The  governor  is  the  chief  officer  of  a  state.  His 
home  is  in  the  capital  of  the  state. 

The  mayor  is  the  chief  officer  of  a  city. 


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150. 


Sound  of  ti  and  ci  =  sh 


a^'tion 

pa'tient 

liis'cious 

sta'tion 

pa'tienge 

de  li'cio^^s 

no'tion 

siif  ff  cient 

sus  pi'cion 

-eaw'tion 

at  ten'tion 

TTiugfcian  > 

se-e'tio2^ 

•eon  di'tion 

phy  §i'ciar 

151. 

Sound  of  i  —  y 

IN  yes 

on'ion 

fa  mil  iar 

I  tallan 

un'ion 

pe  -euriar 

o  pm  ion 

mil7ioi> 

genius 

■eom  panlon 

birZion 

ge'ni  al 

■eon  venlent 

152. 

Short  Vowels,  Accented 

tas'sd 

bilb'ble 

jsriy 

ves'sel 

pat'ter 

rip'ple 

pillar 

sudidexi 

chat'ter 

cripple 

pillozo 

blub'ber 

ear'rot 

hob'ble 

dip'per 

village 

ter  ror 

■eud'dle 

slip'per 

-eollege 

hor'rid 

strug'gle 

suffer 

griz'zly 

Note:  The  doubled  consonant  in  each  word  represents  one 
sound. 

153.  Dictation 

Suit  the  action  to  the  word.  —  Shakespeare. 
This  glorious  Union  shall  not  perish.  —  Everett. 
A  nation  is  a  thing  that  lives  and  acts  like  a  man, 
and  men  are  the  particles  of  which  it  is  composed. 

—  Holland. 


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154. 

Obscure 

Sounds  of  a 

lo'-eal 

Eo'man 

dam'ask 

sev'er  al 

sal'ad 

Ger'man 

garland 

gen'er  al 

met'al 

Igeland 

dis'tange 

-eom'i  €al 

bal'lad 

er'rand 

siib'stanQe 

f  u'ner  al 

ras'-eal 

dis'tant 

Qen'tral 

im  por'tant 

medal 

m'fant 

C/iris^'mas 

gen'tlemaD 

Note:   lu  such  unaccented  syllables,  a  represents  a  light, 
obscure  "short  a,"  and  ^  a  light,  obscure  "medial  a." 


155.  Obscure  Souxd  of  e 

silent  ab'sent  ex'cel  lent 

silenQO  ab'sen^e  ex'^el  lenQe 

de'^ent  pres'ent  regl  ment 

Note:  The  sound  of  e  in  these  unaccented  syllables  is  an 
obscure,  indistinct  "  short  e  "  j  its  symbol  is  g. 


pres'i  dent 
gov'ern  ment 
mon'timent 


156. 

fti'ture 
for'tune 
ver'dure 
vir'tue 


Modified  Long  Vowels 

dam'age  voy'age 

pas'sage  fur'naQO 

post'age  sur'faQe 

pack'age  preface 


de  §ire' 

be  neath' 

pro  duQe' 

pro  vide' 

Note :  The  modified  macron  is  used  with  a,  e,  O,  and  u  in 
unaccented  syllables ;  the  sounds  indicated  are  variations  of  the 
"  regular  long  sounds  "  of  these  vowels.     Por  tu,  du,  see  page  7. 

157.  Dictation 

Time  is  the  sand  of  life ; 

And  when  we  waste  a  grain.- 
And  wish  to  get  it  back, — 

We  can  but  wish  in  vain 

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158. 


Words  used  in  Arithmetic 


si^ns 

u'nit                 mbughi 

di  vide' 

plus 

num'ber            ze'ro 

sub  tra-et' 

mi'nus 

fa^'tor              ^i'pher 

miirti  ply 

e'quals 

fra-e'tion           fig'ures 

problem^ 

■ean'gel 

de^'i  mal          sym'bols 

ex  am'plej 

159. 

Whole  Numbers 

twelve 

eight'een' 

fifty-four' 

e  lev'en 

nine'teen' 

six'ty-five' 

thir'teen' 

twen'ty-one' 

sev'en  ty-six' 

four'teen' 

thir'ty-two' 

eight'y-nine' 

fifteen' 

for'ty-three' 

four  thou'sand 

160. 

Fractional  Numbers 

fourths 

eight'eenths' 

tenths 

fifths 

twen'ti  eths 

hun'dredths 

sixths 

twen'ty-firsts' 

thou'sandths 

twelfths 

thir'ti  eths 

mil7ionths 

e  lev'enths 

for'ty-sec'ondg 

bil7ionths 

161.  Troublesome  Little  Words 

Be  sure  to  do  the  right. 

We  ate  breakfast  at  eight  o'clock. 

Write  me  a  letter  from  home. 

It  is  too  warm  for  a  fire  in  the  grate. 

The  busy  bee  improves  each  shilling  hour* 

Great  oaks  from  little  acorns  grow. 


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162. 


Words  used  in  Arithmetic 


ton 

prod'u-et 

no  ta'tion 

nu'mer  action 

pound 

quo'tient 

ad  di'tion 

sub  tra-e'tion 

gill 

di  vi'sor 

re  inam'der 

inul'ti  pli'er 

pint 

di  VI  sion 

X 

differ  enge 

murti  pli  -eand' 

quart 

div'i  dend 

sub'tra  hend 

murtipli-ea'tion 

163. 

Words  relating  to  Mensuration 

length 

gal'lon 

■cube 

trfan  gle 

breadth 

bar'rel 

square 

re-e'tan  gle 

height 

nick'el 

oblong 

par'allel 

weight 

doriar 

pyr'a  mid 

ver'ti  -eal 

■eon'tents 

quar'ter 

9yrin  der 

hor  1  zon'tal 

164. 

Sounds  of  -ed 

(ed  =  t) 

(ed  =  d) 

(ed) 

asked 

hurled 

need'ed 

i(?recked 

chased 

drained 

roast'ed 

promised 

pierQed 

■ersiwhd 

boast'ed 

em  ployed' 

touched 

oipened 

ex  ist'ed 

fri|7/it'ened 

searched 

a  greed' 

ex  Qit'ed 

ob  stru-et'ed 

165. 


Troublesome  Words  in  Dictation 


Iron  ore  is  used  in  making  s^eeZ.  Did  some  one 
steal  an  oar  f  Here  is  a  pair  of  new  shoes.  Is  this 
a  pear  tree  ?     This  fine  ware  is  for  sale. 

"  Beautiful  faces  are  they  that  wear 
The  light  of  a  pleasant  spirit  there!' 


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PART   ONE 


SECTION  3 

166. 

Word  Buii 

DING  WITH  -er 

Boot-words 

Boot-words 

Derivatives 

Boot'V)ord9 

bwild 

build'er 

work 

la'bor 

speak 

speak'er 

toil 

travel 

WTite 

wiit'er 

ride 

suffer 

wa?k 

•  • 

walk'er 

strike 

folloi^ 

drum 

drum'mer 

stop 

ex  plore' 

swim 

swim'mer 

blot 

de  9eiVe' 

Direction:  Observe  Rules  for  Spelling,  and  add  -er,  meaning 
one  who,  to  words  in  last  two  columns. 


167. 


Word  Building  with  Suffixes 


Adjective 

Verb 

Adverb 

Noun 

thick 

thick'en 

thickly 

thick'ness 

quick 

quick'en 

quickly 

quick'ness 

shSrt 

short'd^ii 

shortly 

short'ness 

cheap 

cheap'en 

cheaply 

cheap'ness 

light 

light'en 

light'ly 

light'ness 

hright 

bright'en 

brightly 

brightness 

Note: 

The  suffix  -dn  means  to  make;  -ly  in 

adverbs  meana 

manner; 

-ness  means  state  or 

condition. 

168.  Memory  Gem 

True  worth  is  in  being,  not  seeming ; 

In  doing  each  day  that  goes  by 
Some  little  good,  not  in  dreaming 

Of  great  things  to  do  by  and  by.  —  Alice  Cart. 


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169. 


Kelated  Words 


Verb 

Participle 

Noun 

a  mu§e' 

a  mus'ing 

a  muse  ment 

im  prove' 

im  prov'ing 

im  prove  ment 

■eon  f  u§e' 

con  f  Listing 

con  fu'sion 

€om  pare' 

com  par'ing 

com  par'i  son 

0  bilge' 

o  blig'ing 

bb'li  ga'tion 

invite 

in  vit'ing 

m'vita'tion 

170. 


Kelated  Words 


Verb 

Adjective 

Noun 

e  le-et' 

e  le-e'tive 

e  le-e'tion 

de  stroy' 

de  stru-e'tiv<5 

de  stru-e'tion 

pro  duQe' 

pro  du-e'tive 

pro  du-e'tion 

ex  tend' 

ex  ten'sive 

ex  ten'sion 

im  press' 

im  pres  sive 

im  pres'sion 

pgs  §Sss' 

pos  ses'sive 

pos  ^es'sion 

171. 


Related  Words 


Verb 

Noun 

Adjective 

Noun 

unite' 

un'ion 

wi§e 

wi§  dom 

•ere  ate' 

-erea'ture 

moist 

mois'ture 

•eap'ture 

-eap'tive 

piire 

pii'ri  ty 

ar  rive' 

ar  riv'al 

re'al 

re  all  ty 

pro  po^e' 

pro  pos'al 

lo'-eal 

16  ^al'i  ty 

know 

knowVedge 

sweet 

sweet'ness 

€ar'ry 

■ear'riage 

bus'y 

busi'ness 

mar'ry 

mar'riage 

pleas'ant 

pleas'ure 

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172. 

Words  often  Mispronounced 

a,nt 

awnt 

mas'ter 

•ear'et 

to  ma'to 

mask 

latmcli 

bas'ket 

pa'tron 

a'pri  -eot 

slant 

haZveg 

fast'er 

ma'tron 

hall  but 

-elasp 

laVa 

plas'ter 

aFder 

•  • 

en  hange' 

■elass 

paZm'y 

pi  ano 

ba  na'na 

en  tranQe' 

Caution :  Be  careful  to  give  the  sound  of  a  indicated. 
173.    Sound  of  "  Short  e,"  Accented  and  Obscured 


said 

du'el 

an'gel 

mit'ten 

steady 

says 

hov'el 

asp'en 

chick'en 

hun'dred 

any 

nov'el 

-ean'gel 

ki^ch'en 

kin'dred 

ma.ny 

mod'el 

trav'el 

bar'rel 

a  gain' 

fu'el 

reb'el 

chis'el 

par'Qel 

a  gainst' 

174. 

Sound  of  " 

Short  i" 

< 

risk 

sat'm 

ger'tam 

fer'tik 

I  tall^ 

singg 

Lat'm 

-eur'tain 

rep'tile 

f aVor  ite 

rinse 

sir'up 

villain 

hos'tik 

gen'ti  me 

with 

spir  it 

serv'igg 

di  re^t' 

fern  1  nine 

been 

pret'ty 

ser'vile 

di  vorQe' 

gas'6  line 

Caution:  Do  not  substitute  another  sound  for  that  of  "  short  1." 


175.     Sounds  of  "  Short  o  "  and  "  Medial  o  " 


was 

•  X 

§ff 

01  ten 

bon'net 

a  -eross' 

from 

-eloth 

soften 

sor'rel 

foreViead 

offer 

s«8£e 

-eoi  im 

yon'der 

know\%dge 

eor'al 

frost 

■coffee  (!) 

wal'rus 

• 

holly  hock 

Note :  The  sound  o  lies  between  6  and  6. 


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176. 

sue 
due 
su'et 
sew'er 
re  new' 


Sound  of  "  Long  u,"  and  of  u  =  oo 


flew  (oo) 
slew  (oo) 
bliie 
j^te 
Jew  (u) 


Su'san 
suit'ed 
sub  due' 
blu'ing 
bluish 


tulip 

Tues'day 

stu'pid 

stu'dent 

stu'por 


in  duQe' 
de  lude' 
newly 
neu'ter 


av'e  nue 


Caution :  Do  not  substitute  sound  of  "long  oo  "  for  "  long  u.  ' 


177, 

chew 
grew 
strew 
threw 


root 
hoop 
hoof 
shoe 


Sound  of  ''Long  oo" 

soothe 
tru'ant 


prune 
woimd 

•  • 

truths 
chooge 


s-eru'ple 
pru'dent 


bru'tal 
pruning 
re  -ermV 
boi^  qwe^' 


Note :  The  sound  of  u,  an  equivalent  of  "  long  oo,"  occurs 
often  after  r,  and  sometimes  after  1,  j,  and  oh. 


178. 

yet 

get 

such 

shut 

none 


year 

stone 
shone 
sleek 
-ereek 


Words  often  Mispronounced 

flo'rist 
nothing 
laz^'rel 
al'ways 


want 

fawlt 

]udge 

only 

flo'ra 


gdJiiz  y 


ket'tle 
stead'y 
in  stead' 
ei'ther 
neither 


Caution :  Substitute  no  other  sound  for  the  vocal  indicated. 


179. 

shroud 

shrill 

shrink 

hu'mor 

huni'ble 


Consonants  requiring  Attention 


length 

strength 

ar-eli-e 

in'se-ets 

pros'pe-ets 


ai{;k'ward 
■eorum?z 


listen 
moisten 
rasj9'ber  ry 
hanc^'some 
hancZ'ker  chief 


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180.  Words  of  Two  Syllables 

Ar'ab  flow'er               hun'gry               re  qSss' 

a'-eorn  show'er             se'ne^                  ad  dress' 

a'ged  quar'rel            prai'rie                 91  gar' 

may 'or  pump'kin         tick'lish              de  fe-et' 

loy'al  prm'^ess           won'drous           dire-et' 

to'^(;ard  to'i(;ard§            sup  pose'             p6  IiQe' 

Caution :  Note  the  accent,  and  pronounce  with  care. 

181.  Words  of  Three  Syllables 

u'gti  al  re'al  ly                         i  de'^ 

i'vo  ry      .  e'ven  ing*                    fa-e'tory 

mem'6  ry  reg'u  lar                       m'dus  try 

vi-e'to  ry  seVer  al                       in'ter  est 

his'to  ry  e  lev'enth                     trav'el  er 

fin'er  y  an  oth'er                      beaii'te  ous 

slav'er  y  vi'6  lent                        op  po'nent 

mis'er  y  vi'6  len^e                      11  liis'trate 

Note:  eve'ning,  close  of  day,  is  a  word  of  two  syllables. 

182.  Common  Abbreviations 

Mis'ter,  Mr. 

Gen'tle  men,  Messrs. 

Mis'tress,  Mrs. 

Mis'sis,  Mrs. 

Mad'am,  Mdm. 

Do-e'tor,  Dr. 

Rev'er  end,  Rev. 

next  month,     prox. 


numlDer, 

No. 

post  office, 

P.O. 

post's-eript, 

P.S. 

be  fore'  noon, 

A.M 

aft'er  noon, 

P.M 

last  month. 

nit. 

this  month. 

inst. 

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183. 


Root-words  and  Derivatives 


sazl 

VIS  it 

X 

■eol  le-et' 
pro  te-et' 
pos  sess' 
€on  du-et' 


sail'or 
vi^l  tor 
■eol  le-e'tor 
pro  te-e'tor 
pos  §es'sor 
■eon  du-e'tor 


beg 

beg'gar 

lie 

liar 

pole 

po'l^r 

s-e^ool 

s-eAorar 

an'gle 

an'gti  lar 

Qir'-ek 

Qir'-eu  lar 

184. 


Uses  of  the  Macron 


The  ma'cron  is  the  mark  -used  to  indicate  the  regular  long 
sounds  of  the  vowels. 


baste 

heath 

bribe 

porch 

mu§e 

■erate 

.^nead 

shge 

forge 

fiime§ 

stale 

gleam 

swine 

gAost 

tools 

X 

stam 

bleach 

thrive 

hoard 

stoop 

isiiled 

streak 

whilst 

hoarse 

hy'drant 

quamt 

breathe^ 

wvithe 

throne 

rim'ing 

185.    Uses  of  the  Breve  and  Breve-circumflex 
The  breve  indicates  the  regular  short  sounds  of  the  vowels ; 
the  breve-cir'cumflex  indicates  "  medial  o." 


-erag 

tra-et 

valve 

de&t 
yeU 
deaf 

kihi 
^liff 
twins 

shock 
bo^ch 
no^ch 

hymn 

sym^bol 

tufts 

9^nash    . 

dense 

twist 

solve 

thrusts 

s-eant 
s-eraps 

tempt 
breath 

2(;ring 
glimpse 

throng 
thong 

soot'y 
•erook'ed 

Direction 

•>       w        _        w       - 

:  Give  the  sounds  indicated  by  these 

«        —         w         O       -^^        J=        «        ~       ^ 

symbols,  — 

a,  a,  e,  e,  i,  i,  o,  o,  o,  oo,  oo,  u,  u,  y,  y 


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186.  Uses  of  the  Circumflex 

The  Qir'cumflex  indicates  sounds  of  a,  e,  o,  and  u  before  r. 

lazr 
flare 
stare 
blare 
af  fair" 

187,  Uses  of  "Dots  Above" 

"Dots  above  "a  indicates  "  Italian  a/'  and  i  =  "long  e.^' 

dart  hearth  barred  valise' 

gape  heart'y  starred  ravme' 

€arve  heark'en  par'son  fati'gwe' 

part'ly  gawnt'let  mar'quis  intfigwe' 


Aeir 

s-eorch 

turf 

their 

for'mal 

lirge 

where 

for  iiier 

riiur'der 

there'fore 

-eord'S-ge 

mur'mur 

7ie2y  ess 

■eCr'nige 

im:'\bugh 

188.  Uses  of  "Dots  Below'' 


••jjors  oeio 

w  "  maicates  a  = 

•  ■ 

0,  p  =  oo,  ana  i] 

I  —  oo. 

dawb 

gat^ze 

rowte 

•  • 

rudely 

dwarf 

*  • 

ai^'ful 

growp 

ru'ral 

vawlt 

aw'burn 

wo?md'ed 

•  • 

pru'dent 

swath 

fal'ter 

towr'ist 

•  • 

prun'ing 

ward' en 

re  ward' 

move'ment 

su'ma-e 

189.  Uses  of  "Dot  Above" 

"Dot  above"  a  indicates  "  medial  a,"  6  =  u,  and  g  =  j. 

vast  shove  forge  rag'ing 

flask  gov'ern  doc?ge  gm'ger 

waft'ed  -eol'an  der  fringe  sug  gest' 

dd  vanQ'ing  sov'er  ei^n  plunge  -eucZg  el 


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19ft,  Uses  of  "Dot  Below" 

"  Dot  below  "  indicates  a  =  O;  p  =  do,  and  u  =  do. 


wan 

• 

warioi(; 

• 

-euck'oo 

• 

bos  6m 

wad 

• 

wad'dle 

• 

■eush'wn 

• 

W9lflsh 

wand 

• 

wariop 

purky 

wor'sted 

• 

squan'der 

wallet 

• 

burrush 

• 

wom'anly 

squab'ble 

war'rant 

bulFock 

• 

wol  ver  ene' 

191. 

Uses  of 

THE  Tilde 

The  til'de  indicates  e,  i,  o,  or  y  =  ii  in  accented  syllables, 
and  a,  i,  6,  or  y  =  e  in  unaccented  syllables. 

germ  dirk  ra'zor  gram'mar 

jerk  vir'gin  man'or  haz'ard 

stern  skir'mish  hor'ror  liz'ard 

myr'tle  -eon  firm'  splen'dor  stand'ard 

192.  Uses  of  the  "Modified  Macron"  and  "Tie  Bar" 

The  "  modified  macron  "  indicates  the  modified  long  vowel 
sounds.     For  the  "  tie  bar,"  see  page  7. 

dam'age  rebuke'  ker'osene  a-e'tual 

band'ao:^  re  volve'  i  de'al  vir'ttie 

rum'mag6  el'e  vate  mar'roiy  u'sii  al 

or'dinary  plen'teous  ivocxoio  pop'ular 

se-e're  ta  ry  gay'e  ty  tor  na'do  a-e'cu  rate 

193.  Uses  of  the  "  Lower  Bar  " 

"  Lower  bar  "  indicates  e  =  a,  s  =  z,  n  =  ng,  x  =  gz 

an'gry  poise  ex  tilt'  vem 

tmk'er  ros'in  ex  alt'  ref^n 

tin'kle  ex  pose'  ex  erf  -eon  vey' 

trin'ket  dis  ease'  ex  Aib'it  sur  ve?/'or 


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194.   Uses  of  the  "Transverse  Bar''  and  Cedilla 

The  Qe  dil'la  is  used  with  c  to  indicate  its  soft  sound.     The 
"  transverse  bar  "  indicates  "  hard  c  "  and  "  voiced  th." 


a^'id 

■elam'ber 

s-earge 

lathe 

giv  il 

trickle 

sii-e  Qeed' 

bathe 

Qen'ter 

•ero'-eus 

Qir'-ewit 

both'er 

jus'tiQg 

aw-e'tion 

i'91-ele 

lath'er 

9y'press 

-eai^'tion 

•  • 

9y'-elone 

thith'er 

195. 

Uses  of  the  " 

Inverted  Breve" 

The  "  inverted  breve  "  indicates  obscure  short  sounds. 

o'val 

hu'man 

bar'rgn 

si'lenge 

ri'val 

■ear'-eass 

tor'rgnt 

s^i'en^e 

signal 

venge'ange 

ser'pent 

pa2/'ment 

baranQe 

f  es'ti  val 

taFent 

evl  dent 

in'stant 

ad'mi  ral 

jutZg'mgnt 

■eon'fi  dent 

196. 

Peculiar  Word-forms 

blink 

space 

brushed 

plumb'er 

€lash 

stroll 

trust'y 

flat'ter 

trail 

strap 

hold'er 

fac'tor 

flinch 

thrice 

glit'ter 

slightly 

droVer 

smoth'er 

pad'ding 

sprightly 

Direction  :  Write  other  words  that  appear  in  each  word-form. 

197.         Words  Containing  Silent  Letters 

pre?/  imdge  s-eAeme  mea'ger 

rogue  ^Wglit  ^^;ran'gl6  -eoiir'age 

-eoi^rt  hough^  fam'ine  forbear 

sot^l§  so^/rge  inlazd'  thor'ow^A 


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198. 

tarioic? 

shab'by 

gar'ret 

daz'zle 

pat'tern 


Consecutive  Consonants,  Duplicates 


gid'dy 

glim'mer 

trig'ger 

mes'sage 

biir'roi^ 


as  sist' 
as  si^n' 
ar  range' 
ap  point' 
sup  port' 


set  tee' 
of  fend' 
■eol  le^t' 
■eon  ne-et' 
-eor  re^t' 


200. 


€left 

sylph 

blithe 

hang 

praise 

201. 


■ere  ate' 
a-e  Qept' 
in  -elude' 
as  gend' 
€on  sent' 


Names  of  Vegetables 
maize  mus'tard 


Note :  These  duplicated  consonants  are  pronounced  each,  like 
a  single  consonant,  and  preceding  vowels  are  short. 

199. 

kale 

leeks 

on'ion 

gar'li-e 

pars'ley 


gowrd 
tur'nip 
■ear'rot 
pars'nip 


pep'pers 
rAu'barb 
pie'plant 
egg'plant 


■eurr^nts 
Qel'er  y 
let'tuce  (-is) 
spin'ach  (4j) 
as  par'a  gus 


Words  of  Similar  Meaning 


■erev  ige 
faz'r'y 
mer'ry 
sus  pend' 
■eom  mend' 


—  / 


gory 

drow'^y 

mer'it 


/-L 


im  age 
pit'y 


blood'y 
sleep'y 
de  serve' 
like'ness 
sym'pa  thy 


Words  of  Opposite  Meaning 


de  stroy' 
re  je-et 
ex  ^lude' 
de  scend' 
re  fuse' 


dan'ger 
dou&t'less 
in'jure 
he  ro'i-e 
m  te  ri  or 


safe'ty 
dou^t'ful 
ben'e  fit 
■eow'ard  ly 
ex  te'ri  or 


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202. 

Names  of  Flowers 

da2'sy 

phlox 

blue'bell 

a  nem  6  ne 

pansy 

as'ter 

snow'drop 

dan'de  li'on 

poppy 

-ero'-eus 

but'ter  -eup 

ge  ra'ni  um 

Sr'^Md 

■eow'slip 

sun'flow  er 

hol'ly  hock 

pe'6  ny 

vi'o  let 

daf fo  dil 

hon'ey  suck'lfi 

203. 

Nouns  of 

Similar  Meaning 

r 

hilt 

han'dle 

meads 

mead'o^o§ 

ants 

eiti  mets 

■elaw§ 

tar6n§ 

vale 

val'ley 

spite 

rnalige 

view 

pros'pe-et 

thresh'old 

en't  range 

plan 

de  ^gn 

pur'pose 

in  ten'tion 

Direction : 

In  this  and  siinilar  lessons,  study  words  in  pairs. 

204. 

Names  of  Birds 

gull 

lin'net 

grack'le 

-ea  na'ry 

grouse 

ra'ven 

par'tri^ge 

o'ri  ole 

her'on 

•eon'dor 

pheas'ant 

bob'6  link 

faZ'-eon 

vul'ture 

pel'i  -ean 

king'fish  er 

plov'er 

bob 'white' 

buz'zard 

taz'lor  bird 

205. 

Verbs  of 

Similar  Meaning 

r 

aid 

su-e'cor 

roam 

ram'ble 

buy 

pur'chase 

think 

pon'der 

shun 

a  void" 

tease 

an  noy' 

deck 

adorn 

hin'der 

pre  vent' 

tell 

re  late' 

pierce 

pen'e  trate 

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206. 

molt 

ha^ch 

brood 

cheep 

plume 

207. 


loit^'er 

upVard 

for'ward 


noisy 
dou6t'ful 


Words  Eelating  to  Bird  Life 

■ear  ol 
chapter 


pre?/ 

swoop 

s-eream 

squawk 

hov'er 


hoot 

chirp 

trill 

war'bk 

chir'rup 


twit'ter 
whistle 
mi'grate 


Adjectives  of  Similar  Meaning 


mute 

silent 

e  re-et' 

up'right 

i(?hole 

en  tire' 

timid 

bash'ful 

dum6 

speechless 

ten'der 

del'i  -eate 

loath 

un  wiiring 

gen  teer 

po  lite' 

la'zy 

in'do  lent 

hdiugh'iy 

o'verbear'ing 

208. 

Names 

OF  Insects 

flea 

imdge 

•erick'et 

mos  qwi'to 

^nat 

spi'der 

fire'fly 

but'ter  fly 

wasp 

lo'-eust 

silkVorm 

bum'bk  bee 

hor'net 

weeVil 

ka'ty  did' 

grass'hop  per 

bee'tle 

-eut'worm 

chinch  bug 

-eat'er  pil'lar 

209. 

Words  of  Opposite  Meaning 

high'er 

down'ward 

back'ward 


deb'it 

de&t'or 

fol'ly 


noiseless        wis'dom 
Qer'tam  su  pe'ri  or 

Direction :  Study  these  words  in  pairs. 


■ered'it 
■ered'i  tor 
pru'denge 
ig'no  rauQe 
in  fe'ri  or 


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210. 


Words  of  Similar  Meaning 


sight 

VI  sion 

shame 

dis  graQe' 

maze 

tan'gle 

won'der 

mar'vel 

ro  bust' 

stur'dy 

thank'ful 

grate'ful 

dupe 

de  geive' 

sleep'ing 

dor  mant 

quest 

pur  suzt' 

fer'tile 

pro  du-e'tive 

211. 

Words  of 

Oppo 

site  Meaning 

rare 

fre'quent 

ad  vange' 

re  treat' 

exit 

en'trauQe 

worthless 

pre'cious 

plen'ty 

famine 

dis  perse' 

as  sem'ble 

sullen 

cheer'ful 

will'ing 

re  lu-e'tant 

mr§er 

spend'thrift 

re  joig'ing 

sor'roit?  ing 

212. 

Adjectives  . 

AND  Word  Building 

plagld 

se  -eure' 

prompt 

wist'ful 

viv'id 

se  rene' 

thorough 

■eat^'tious 

•  • 

dis'inal 

ob  s-eure' 

moi^rn  ful 

se'ri  ous 

TTior'tal 

ab  riipt' 

lib'er  al 

ab'so  lute 

fatal 

■eor  riipt' 

du'ti  ful 

es  pe'cial 

Direction :   Form  adverbs  by  suffixing  -ly,  meaning  manner^ 

to  each  word. 

213. 

Senses 

AND 

Qualities 

sight 

stamed        dusk  y 

-eol'ored 

bril'Ziant 

touch 

tep'id           frig'id 

tbr^'rid 

un  e'ven 

taste 

ag'id            a-e'rid 

bit'ter 

pun'gent 

smell 

strong          ran'^id 

spTg'y 

fra'grant 

hearing 

keen            a 

€ute' 

dis  tin-et' 

mu'§i  -eal 

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214-.     Unaccented  o  in 

Last  Syllable; 

6  =  "  Short  u  " 

•  at'om 

ven'om 

mo'tion 

e  rup'tion 

•eus'tom 

drag'on 

af  f  ec'tion 

■eon  ven'tion 

phan'tom 

meth'od 

re  la'tion 

pro  duc'tion 

pilot 

ser'mon 

re  flec'tion 

foun  da'tion 

pis'tol 

-eray'on 

ob  jec'tion 

con  struc'tioD 

215. 

Words  relating  to  Indian  Life 

lodge 

sav'age 

•ea  noe' 

war  i^hoop 

squaw 

ar'ro^y 

pad'dle 

tom'a  hawk 

wig  warn 

quiv'er 

blan^ket 

Tno-e'ca  sm 

wam'pum 

smew 

coun'^il 

•earti  met 

red'skin 

deer'skin 

pa  poose' 

horri^iny 

216. 

The 

Suffix  -er 

gain'er 

be  hold'er 

le-e'tur  er 

mourn'er 

•eom  pos'er 

en  grav'er 

preach'er 

pro 

mot'er 

sup  port'er 

re  -eSrd'er 

pro 

duQ'er 

type'set'ter 

pur'chas  er 

pur 

su'er 

book'sell'er 

Direction : 

Define  these 

words ;     thus,  — 

gainer,  one  who 

gains ;  lecturer,  one  who  lectures,  etc. 


217. 

in  stru-e'tor 
■eol  le-e'tor 
■eon  f  es'sor 
op  pres'sor 
pro  fes'sor 


The  Suffix  -or 

pros'pe-e  tor 
■eoun'se  lor 
■ere  a'tor 


sur  viv'or 


— /_ 


t/c 


super  vi'§or 


Direction :  Define  these  words  ;  the  suffix 

PKOGKBSSIVB  SPELLING  —  6 


de  po§'i  tor 
con  trib'ti  tor 
so  I19I  tor 
navl  ga  toi 
spe-e'ti  la  tor 
-or  means  one  who. 


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218. 


Words  of  Similar  Meaning 


emp'ty 

va'-eant 

he  ro'i-e 

_ — __ —         -« 
variant 

brave 

.^ariant 

watch'ful 

• 

vigl  lant 

stick'y 

ad  he'sive 

grage'ful 

el'e  gant 

stag'nant 

mo'tion  less 

-eon'stant 

•eon  tm'u  al 

ar'rant 

down'right 

health'ful 

sa  lulDri  ous 

219. 

Names  of  Musical  Instruments 

flute 

•• 

bu'gle 

ban'jo 

me  lo'de  on 

harp 

■eor'net 

gui  tar' 

ac  -efir'di  on 

lyre 

truTTip'et 

vi  6  lin' 

•eon  qer  t*f  na 

Sr'gan 

9yml)al§ 

man'do  lin 

ket'tle  drum 

bag'pipe 

•elar'i  net 

bass  vi'ol 

tam'bow  rine' 

220. 

The  Suffix  -ant 

plea^'ant 

appli 

■eant 

em'i  grant 

ra'di  ant 

as  sist'ant 

o-e'cti  pant 

dis  -eSrd'ant 

•eon  test'ant 

in  habit  ant 

a  bun'dant 

as  ssii 

lant 

tri  um'phant 

stimuli  lant 

de  scend'ant 

sig  nif'i  -eant 

Direction:  Note  that  the  suffix  -ant  means  one  who  or  thai 
which. 

221.  Dictation  Review 

Bricks  are  burned  in  a  Jcihi. 
He  is  heir  to  a  large  estate. 
We  should  breathe  pure  air. 
We  will  go  by  the  direct  route. 

There  gently  lay  the  roots,  and  there 

Sift  the  dark  mold  with  kindly  care.  —Bryant. 


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222. 

regl  dent 
ad  her'ent 
de  pend'ent 
op  po'nent 
re  spond'ent 


The  Suffix  -ent 


ap  par  ent 
ab  hor'rent 
in  dul'gent 
re  pellent 
per  sist'ent 


ex'cel  lent 
prev'a  lent 
prov'i  dent 
re  gip'i  ent 
•eor  re  spond'ent 


Direction:  Define  these  words,  noting  that  -ent  means  one 
who  or  that  which. 


223. 

adz 

mall 
we^Zga 
s-eoop 
i^rench 

224. 


Tools  and  Implements 


gawge 

gouge 

scythe 

■era'dle 

sickle 


—    / 


TROWQV 

ted'der 
reap'er 
thrasli'er 
pi^ch'fork 


pick'ax 
mat'tock 
hay'fork 
hay  knife 
eul'ti  va  tor 


Words  of  Similar  Meaning 


shoz^'y 

doubt'ful 

fright'ful 

dole'ful 

fra'grant 


pom  pons 
dti'bi  ous 
hid'e  ous 
pit'e  ous 
o'dor  ous 


wit'ty 
p6  lite' 
se  vere' 
laugh'a  ble 
won'der  f  ul 


hti'mor  ous 
■eour'te  ous 
rig'or  ous 
lu'di  -erous 
marVel  ous 


225.  Dictation  Keview 

"  How  beautiful  is  the  rain  !  " 
Victoria's  reign  was  a  very  long  one. 
The  reins  of  this  bridle  are  broken. 
The  vane  tells  the  direction  of  the  wind- 
The  richest  ore  often  lies  in  the  deepest  vein. 


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226. 

won'drous 
enVi  ous 
per'il  ous 
vir'tu  ous 


The  Suffix  -ous 
dan'ger  ous 
de  §ir'ous 
vig'or  ous 
-elam'or  ous 
glo'ri  ous 


■eou  ra  geous 
me  lo'di  ous 
mys  te'ri  ous 
vi-e  to'ri  ous 
in  diis'tri  ous ' 


Direction ;  Define  these  words  ;  -ous  means  full  of,  having. 


227. 

yeast 

fruit 

starch 

■eloveg 

nut'meg 

228. 

ringlet 
arm'let 
leaflet 
root'let 
wavelet 
Direction 


Articles  in  a  Grocery 
9it'r6n  -eo'-eoa 


.'*'„'. 


gm  ger 
pep'per 
picking 
■eatch'up 


ra2  §2n§ 
va  nilla 
mo  las'se§ 
vin'e  gar 


The  Suffix  -let 

lakelet  mallet 

brooklet  ^ir'-elet 

streamlet  booklet 

branchlet  plantlet 


riv'u  let 


veinlet 


9m  na  mon 
sal  e  ra'tus 
tap  1  o'-ea 
cho-e'6  late 
veg'e  t^  bk§ 

•eutlet 

islet 

lan'get 

owl'et 

ea'glet 


Define  these  words,  noting  that  -let  means  little. 


229.  Dictation  Review 

There  is  a  knot  hole  in  this  board ;  it  is  not  fit  for 
use.     Tell  the  truth,  and  the  whole  truth. 
The  eagle  is  a  bird  of  prey. 

He  prayeth  best  who  loveth  best 

All  things  both  great  and  small. 

—  Coleridge. 


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230. 


Verbs  of  Similar  Meaning 


af  firm 

as  serf 

or  dam' 

ap  point' 

e  rase' 

ex  piinge' 

■eon  gear 

dis  gid§e' 

pur  sue' 

folloi^ 

fal'ter 

he^l  tate 

-eon  sole' 

■eom  fort 

vanish 

dis  ap  pear'. 

ob  tarn' 

ac  quire' 

dis  sent' 

dis  a  gree' 

231. 

Articles  in 

A  Drug  Store 

saZve 

bot'tle§ 

poi'gon 

"med'i  gmc 

paints 

var'nish 

es'senge 

glyg'er  m 

vi'al§ 

liq'wor§ 

ar'ni  -ea 

•eal'gi  mine 

alum 

tm-e'ture 

mor'phme 

lin'i  ment 

bo'rax 

oint'nnent 

vas'e  line 

per  f  um'er  y 

232. 

Short  Vowels  in  First  Syllables 

man'tel 

leg'end 

gin'der 

lot'ter  y 

pillar 

soremw 

glis'^en 

pot'ter  y 

bun'dle 

tun'nel 

-eriin'son 

flat'ter  y 

freckle 

sa^ch'el 

-eres'cent 

pas'sen  ger 

span'gle 

shriv'el 

stru-e'ture 

mes'sen  ger 

233. 

Long  Vowels  in 

First  Syllables 

ha'tred 

■eAo'rus 

pre'gept 

va'ri  ous 

sa'-ered 

fe'male 

pri'vate 

•eu'ri  ous 

dain'ty 

spa'cious 

fi'er  y 

se'ri  ous 

mainly 

gra'cious 

sa'vor  y 

nu'rner  ous 

faintly 

spe'cious 

pri'ma  ry 

pre'vi  ous 

Direction :  Compare  the  accented  syllables  in  232  and  233, 
and  note  the  general  fact  as  to  their  endings. 


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234. 


In  Northern  Europe 


Waleg 

Welsh 

Swe'den 

Swedish 

England 

English 

NorVay 

Nor  we'gzan 

S-eot'land 

S-eotch 

Ger  ma  ny 

Ger'man 

Ireland 

I'rish 

Rus'sia  (rush 'a)  Rtis'sian 

Den'mark 

Danish 

Neth'er  land§ 

Dutch 

Direction : 

Always  begin 

these  words  with  ( 

capitals. 

235. 

In  Southern  Europe 

Frange 

French 

Por'tu  gal 

Por'tu  gue^e 

Spain 

Spaniard 

BeFgi  um 

Bergi an 

it'a  ly 

I  tallan 

Aws'tri  a 

•  *                       ^ 

Az^slri  an 

Greege 

Greek 

Hun'ga  ry 

Hun  ga'ri  an 

Tilr'key 

Turk 

Switz'er  land 

Swiss 

236. 

Exports 

FROM  Europe 

«6rk 

dry  goods 

statues 

-eutler  y 

toys 

wdoren§ 

painting^ 

statu  a  ry 

watch  e§ 

•ear'pets 

en  graving^ 

stalion  er  y 

■elocks 

■evirlaing 

sil'ver  ware 

f  ur'ni  ture 

linen 

glassVare 

jew  el  ry 

m'stru  ments 

237.  Dictation  Eeview 

The  children  were  playing  on  the  heach. 
Grains  of  buckwheat  are  shaped  like  heech  nuts. 
Make  a  how  before  you  begin. 

Woodman,  spare  that  tree ; 
Touch  not  a  single  hough, 

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238. 

Related  Words 

Verb 

Verbal 

Noun 

set'tle 

set'tling 

set'tle  ment 

man'age 

man'ag  ing 

man'age  ment 

re  diiQe' 
lo'-eate 

re  duQ'ing 
lo'-eat  ing 

re  du-e'tion 
16  -ea'tion 

in  -elose' 

in  clos'ing 

in  -elo'sure 

ir'ri  gate 

ir'ri  gat  ing 

ir  ri  ga'tion 

•eul'ti  vate 

•eul'ti  vat  ing 

■eul  ti  va'tion 

Direction : 

Study  these  words  by 

lines,  fronri  left  to  right. 

239. 

Related  Words 

Verb 

im  ag  me 
re  volve' 

Noun 

im'age 

rev  6  lu'tion 

Adjective 

im  ag'i  na  ry 
rev  0  lu'tion  a  ry 

ro'tate 

ro  ta'tion 

ro'ta  ry 

re  late' 

re  la'tion 

rel'a  tive 

in  f  e-et' 

in  f  ec'tion 

in  f  ec'tious 

op  pose' 
im'i  tate 

op  po  si'tion 
im  i  ta'tion 

op'po  site 
im'i  ta  tive 

240. 

Related   W 

ORDS 

Verb 

lose 
choose 

X 

steal 

Noun 

loss 

choiQe 
stealth 

Noun                       Adjective 

depth                deep 
length              long 
breadth            broad 

of  f  end' 

of  f  ense' 

strength           strong 

de  fend' 

de  f  ense' 

he'ro 

he  ro'ic 

re  Keve' 

re  hef 

na'ture              natYi  ral 

be  lieve' 

be  lief 

Qen'ter              cen'tral 

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241. 

In 

Asia 

Chrna 

Chi  ne§e' 

A  ra'bi  a 

Ar'ab 

Si  am' 

Si'amese' 

Si  be'ri  a 

coolies 

Jd  pan' 

Jap'anese' 

tun''dra 

steppe 

In'di  a 

Hin'du  ' 

jun'gle 

des'ert 

Per'sia  (-sh 

la)    Per'sian 

ba  zaar' 

oa'sis 

242. 


Animal  Life  in  Asia 


yak 

ze'bu 

iron 

hy  e'n^ 

sheep 

-eam'el 

li'on  ess 

buff  a  lo 

goats 

don'key 

ti'ger 

el'e  phant 

snakes 

jack'al 

ti'gress 

•ero^'6  dile 

■eo'bra 

leop'ard 

wolves 

rhi  no^'er  os 

243. 

Asiatic 

Productions 

tea 

am'ber 

rdols 

bam  boo'' 

teak 

dye'wood 

tfir'ban 

m  di  go 

rugs 

-eam'phor 

^ash'mere 

chi'na  ware 

shawls 

pop'pies 

mo'hair 

pdr'^e  lam 

bronze 

o'pi  um 

am  u  let 

um  brella^ 

244. 


A  Lesson  in  Etymology 


Peaches  were  first  known  in  Persia. 
Bazaar  is  the  Persian  word  for  market. 
Gauze  was  first  made  in  Gaza,  a  city  in  Palestine. 
Currants  get  their  name  from  Corinth,  Greece. 
Cashmere  is  a  rich  stuff  first  made  in  the  vale  of 
Cashmere,  India. 


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245.     Dissyllables  accented  ox  First 

Syllable 

howYdiQr 

res'-etie 

iqe'berg 

ru  Frior 

•• 

hoivYmg 

aw'thor 

seaVard 

flaVor 

drown'ing 

star'tle 

f  rag'TTi  gnt 

lin'ger 

tur'tle 

far'thing 

■eur'rent 

J  lien  tion 

ur'chin 

bar'gam(-g6n) 

min'gle 

por'tion 

246.  Dissyllables  accented  on  Second  Syllable 

§.  bide'  hal  loo'  -eon  ^ern'  sup  ply' 

ab  sorb'  pro  qeed'  re  mind'  sur  prige' 

be  yond'  for  bad^'  re  fine'  pro  vide' 

do  main'  re  stram'  re  fresh'  im  plore' 

dis  may'  re  view'  be  stow'  ful  fill' 

247.  Trisyllables  accented  on  First  Syllable 

sat  is  ly  mi§  er  y  -eolo  ny 

grat'i  fy  fish'er  y  boFi  day 

€/iar'a-e  ter  cbar'i  ty  ex'er  Qige 

min'is  ter  dig'ni  ty  -erifi  91  ze 

ban'is  ter  prob'a  bly  priv'i  lege  • 

248.  Trisyllables  accented  on  Second  Syllable 

as  ton'ish  po  sf  tion  be  lov'ed 

ac  -eord'ing  pro  je-e'tion  de  ter'mine 

ac  -eom'plish  pro  tec'tion  re  li'gzon 

af  fec'tion  -eon  tra-e'tion  en  deav'or 

af  flic'tion  in  s-erip'tion  -eom  mand'ment 


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249. 

In  Africa 

1 

Nile 

Moor 

Su  dan' 

sphinx 

Niger 

Mo  ro-e'co 

slaves 

pyr  a  mid§ 

Kon'go 

Egypt 

ne'groes 

ob'e  lisk 

Vaal 

E  gyp  tian 

■ear'a  van 

Cai'ro 

Boer 

•  • 

e  qua'tor 

ba  na  ra 

Cape  Town 

250. 

Productions  and  Animals  of  Africa                       1 

dates 

^^u 

orive  oi' 

ga  zelk' 

gold 

ze'bra 

paZni  oil 

os'trich                   ' 

tusks 

gi  rane 

eb'on  y 

ba  boon' 

sa'go 

go  riria 

i'vo  ry 

an'te  lope 

miriet 

mon'key 

di'a  monds 

hip  p6  pot'a  mus 

251. 

In  South  America 

hide§ 

An'des 

for'ests 

Ann 'a  zon 

■eat'tle 

-eon'dor 

qui'nine 

rep'tiles 

hors'eg 

vol  -ea'no 

rub'ber 

jag'uar  (-war) 

coffee  (i) 

iiioun  tamg 

llama 

aVli  ga'tor 

•eo'-eoa 

earth'quake 

al  pac'a 

ma  hog'a  ny 

252. 


Dictation  Eeview 


Africa  is  called  the  "  Dark  Continent/' 
The  Sahara  is  the  "  Great  Desert." 
"  Boer  "  is  the  Dutch  word  for  farmer. 
Hippopotamus  means  river  horse. 
The  pyramids  of  Egypt  were  built  before  the  days 
of  history. 


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253. 

Related 

Words 

Verb 

Adjective 

Noun 

de  Qide* 

de  Qi'sive 

de  Qi'sion 

re  qeiye" 

re  ^ep'tive 

re  gep'tion 

de  Qezve' 

de  Qep'tive 

de  Qep'tion 

di  gest' 

di  ges'tivg 

di  ges'tion  (-chi^n) 

de  -elare' 

de  -elar'a  i) 

ive 

de-e  la  ra'tion 

254.         Polysyllables  with  Primary  and 

Secondary 

Accent 

an'a-eon'da 

sep'ar  action 

man'ufa-e'ture 

exViibi'tion 

rep'ti  taction 

■eon'stitti'tion 

op'er  action 

ad'ver  tis'; 

ing 

in'de  pend'enge 

o-e'cti  pa'tion 

rep're  gent'ed 

in'di  vid^ti  al 

pop'u  la'tion 

dis'ap  point ^ed 

op'por  tu'ni  ty 

255. 

Accent  and 

Meaning 

Noun 

Verb 

N0U7l 

Verb 

a-e'^ent 

a-e  Qent' 

ex'ports 

ex  ports' 

pres'ent 

pre  sent' 

sub'je-et 

sub  je-et' 

des'ert 

de  serf 

X 

per'fume            per  fume' 

ob'je-et 

ob  je-et' 

-eon'tra-et           -eon  tra-et' 

re-e'ord 

re  -eord' 

ex'tra-et 

ex  tra-et' 

Direction :  Note  how  a  change  of  accent  changes  the  mean- 
ing     Use  these  words  in  original  sentences. 

256.  Dictation  Eeview 

Study  ac'cent  and  learn  to  accent'  words  properly. 

Here  is  a  pres'ent  for  you.     Present'  arms. 

A  good  soldier  will  not  desert'. 

The  camel  is  "  the  ship  of  the  des'ert.  *' 


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257. 


Nouns  of  Similar  Meaning 


sire 

farther 

air 

at'mos  phere 

frawd 

•  • 

de  (^eif 

skill 

dex  ter'i  ty 

kind 

spe'cieg 

want 

de  fi'cien  qy 

mar'gin 

bor'der 

•eap'tive 

pri§'on  er 

max'ini 

prov'erb 

hin'drange 

ob'sta  -ele 

Direction :  Study  the  words  on  this  page  in  pairs. 


258. 


Adjectives  of  Similar  Meaning 


neat 

ti'dy 

main 

-  —  —  — t 
prin'91  pal 

red 

rud'dy 

pri'or 

for'mer 

frank 

•ean'did 

grate'ful 

thank'ful 

wil'y 

•eun'ning 

fa'mous 

re  nowned' 

lively 

cheer'y 

lonely 

soil  ta  ry 

259. 

Verbs  of 

Similar  Meaning 

taZk 

-eon  verse' 

bar'ter 

ex  change' 

prove 

ver'i  fy 

sus  pe-et' 

mis  trust' 

wa'ver 

flick'er 

de  bate' 

dis  pute' 

re  pel' 

re  puis/ 

-eon  vinge' 

per  suade' 

parley 

dis  -euss' 

per  form' 

ex'e  -eute 

260. 

Related  Words 

dead 

death 

right 

right'eous 

flee 

flight 

shrub 

shrub'ber  y 

heal 

health 

slay 

slaw^'A'ter 

slow 

sloth 

•erime 

•eriml  nal 

wide 

width 

mat'ter 

m4  te  ri  al 

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261. 


Words  used  in  Physiology 


nerve 

lar'ynx             tendon 

mus'cles 

spine 

wind'pipe         back'bone' 

sa  li'va 

pulse 

gullet               ver'te  bra 

ar'ter  y 

trunk 

stom'a-eA  (-uk)  skel'e  ton 

di  ges'tion 

brawn 

bow'el§             lig'a  ment 

in  tes'tmeg 

262, 

Food  and  its  Forms 

veal 

dried                 mutton 

■eus'tard 

chops 

■eooked             powFtry 

jellies 

broth 

stewed              saw'sage 

p5r'ri6^ge 

soi^p 

■eanned              ven'i  §on 

Qe're  g,l§ 

gruel 

broiled              beefsteak 

pre  serve§' 

263. 

Words  used  in  Hygiene 

hun'ge/ 

ap'pe  tite 

^ir'-eti  late 

po'roug 

poi'son  ous 

ven'ti  late 

nerv'ous 

nar  -eot'i-e 

in  tox'i  -eate 

spi'nal 

al  -eo  hol'l-e 

in  di  gestl  ble 

whole  s6m6 

stim'u  lant 

tem'per  a  ture 

264. 


Dictation  Keview 


Flour  and  yeast  are  used  in  making  bread. 

The   baker   has   strong   muscles ;    he   kneads  the 
dough  before  baking  it. 

Breathes  there  a  man  with  soul  so  dead, 

Who  never  to  himself  hath  said, 

This  is  my  own.  my  native  land.         —Scott. 


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265.     Sounds  of  "  Italian  a  "  and  "  Medial  a " 

tawnt 

hearty 

har'ness 

mass'eg 

jaimt 

tar'get 

garment 

mas'sive 

hawnt 

tar'nisli 

lar^n'dry 

mas'tiff 

Isbimch 

tar'ry 

har'mo  ny 

pas'tor 

psa/m 

harshly 

harVest  er 

■ear'a  mel 

266. 

The  Suffix  -al 

for'nial 

flo'ral 

per'son  al 

brid'al 

post'al 

spe-e'tra;l 

nat'ti  ral 

joVi  al 

bru'tal 

par'tial 

pa  ren'tal 

mag'i  -eal 

tidal 

spe'cial 

na'tion  al 

•eritl  -eal 

na's9;l 

trib'al 

nu'mer  al 

mu'§i  -eal 

Direction : 

Define  these  words,  noting  that 

-al  means  p 

taining  to. 

267. 

Various 

Sounds  of  a 

s^alp 

plagi^e 

■ean'vas 

pa  rade' 

valve 

vagwe 

•ean'did 

de-ea/ 

■eramp 

spraid 

ham'mock 

de  tach' 

s-eamp 

re  ^all' 

lan'guage 

•eas  -eade' 

prai/er 

fawlt'y 

gran'deur 

break'er 

268.  Dictation  Eeview 

An  islet  is  a  little  island. 

Some  horses  have  long,  flowing  manes. 

How  far  is  it  from  the  island  to  the  mainland  f 

The  beggar  wore  a  threadbare  coat. 

The  grizzly  hear  is  found  in  the  Rocky  Mountains. 

Many  trees  are  Itare  in  the  winter. 


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269. 

league 

■eleave 

s-ereen 

s-ereech 

squeeze 

270. 

wild'ness 

bald'ness 

keen'ness 

blunt'ness 

fierqe'ness 

Direction 

of  being. 

271. 

knight 
sleight 
thrive 
switch 
which 


Sounds  of  e 


ker'nel 
her'mit 
err'ing 
earnest 
re  serve" 


searing 

hea'then 

hermet 


/  • 


weap  on 
in  stead' 


The  Suffix  -ness 

la'zi  ness 
-era'zi  ness 
wea'ri  ness 
stub'born  ness 
gra'cious  ness 


mero  dy 
speQ'i  men 
tel'e  phone 
ex  ert'ed 
de  ter'mme 


wvetcKed  ness 
in  de6t'ed  ness 
of  f eE-'sive  ness 
im  pres'sive  ness 
sipright'li  ness 


Define  these  words,  noting  that  -ness  means  state 


squirm 

gird'ed 

stir'rup 

swirl'ing 

irk'some 


Sounds  of  i 

fix'ture 
tmk'er 
this'de 
min'strel 

scis'sorg 


zig  zag 
di  vine' 
en  ti^e' 
■eon  viuQ'ing 
fa  fi'gz^ing 


272.  Dictation  Eeview 

The  heel  of  this  shoe  is  much  worn. 

This  stick  is  too  tousrh  to  hreaJc. 

The  hrakemaiis  wound  has  begun  to  heal 

The  knight  rode  a  black  horse. 

The  darkest  night  will  have  an  end. 

4  passenger  railroad  was  opened  in  America  m  1830. 


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273. 


Pronouncing  Test 


Boer 

•  • 

ru'mor 

sug  gest' 

oa'sis 

phlox 

lu'rid 

ex  ^aust' 

^el'er  y 

taunt 

wound'ed 

ex  elude' 

um  brella 

haunt 

tour'ist 

let'tuce 

sov'er  eign 

width 

ex'it 

spin'ach 

pro  dug'er 

breadth 

ex'tra 

laun'dry 

ac'cu  rate 

blithe 

su'mac 

fam'ine 

ac  cus'tom 

breath 

bru'tal 

na'ture 

op  po'nent 

breathe 

fal'con 

cym'bal 

em  broid'er 

switch 

don'key 

jag'uar 

priv'i  lege 

thrusts 

gi  raffe' 

rep'tile 

mis'chie  vous 

glimpse 

mas  tiff 

buoy 'ant 

tur'pen  tine 

274. 

Spelling  Test 

gnat 

cook'ies 

as'ter 

kiln'-dry 

maize 

marice 

pas'tor 

pur  su'er 

salve 

con  sent' 

pis'tol 

coun'se  lor 

fraud 

con  ceal' 

car'rot 

vig'i  lant 

vague 

poi'son 

rai'sins 

in'do  lent 

sluice 

de  ceit' 

wool'ens 

re  luc'tant 

gauge 

parley 

pur'pose 

de  pend'ent 

wrench 

liq'uor 

gui  tar' 

de  li'cious 

league 

rhu'barb 

dis  guise' 

glyc'er  in 

scythe 

knotted 

cur'tains 

por'ce  lam 

choose 

pop'pies 

por'ridge 

oc'cu  pant 

wreathe 

ba  zaar' 

pre'cious 

mos  qui'to 

plague 

in  stead' 

gran'deur 

pheas'ant 

PART   TWO 


SECTION  1 

i. 

I^OUNS 

IN 

THE  Singular 

yoke 

wid'o2«7 

de'mon 

halo 

hoof 

par'gel 

■eav'ern 

ban'jo 

reel 

her'ald 

pack'et 

dra'ma 

€OUgh 

a  dept' 

en've  lope 

ad'age 

trowgh 

e  vent' 

spe-e'ta  -ele 

stu'di  0 

Direction     Form  the  plurals  of  these  words  ;  see  Rule  I  ^ 


2. 


Nouns  in  the  Singular 


eress 

hai^nch 

■eAo'rus 

pre'fix 

cross 

switch 

is^A'mus 

suffix 

tress 

elu^ch 

head-dress 

duch'ess 

boss 

-eru^ch 

whiplash 

mat'tress 

speech 

chintz 

tooth-brush 

dis  pa^cb 

Direction    Form  the  plurals  according  to  Rule  I.* 


3. 


bathg 
pathj 
lath§ 


Pronouncing  Exercise 

truths  -elothg 

yowths  moths 

bheathj  mouthy 


oath§ 

wreath^ 

hous'e§ 


Direction  :  Pronounce  the  singular  of  these  words. 

1  Rule  I.  for  Spelling  Plurals.  —  Most  nouns  form  their  pluraU 
by  adding  s  to  the  singular,  but  nouns  ending  with  s,  x,  z,  ch^  or  5^  add 
es  to  form  their  plurals. 

PROGRESSIVE  spelling— 6  81 


serf 

anVil 

lynx 

sense 

ant'ler 

flash 

truqe 

lan'tern 

■eouch 

creed 

spin'dle 

index 

scroll 

JcrmcYle 

9ir'-eus 

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Nouns  in  the  Singular 

me'te  gr 
el'e  ment 
av'er  age 
f  a'vor  ite 

lU  gl  tlV6 
Direction :  Form  plurals  according  to  Rule  1.  for  Plurals. 

5.  Y  Final  following  a  Consonant 

i'vy  en'try  en'er gy  oddity  ^ 

na'vy  pas'try  rem'edy  in'dustry 

ed'dy  brancly  leg'agy  proph'egy 

bod'y  boun'ty  -eavlty  mul'berry 

graVy  -eoun'ty  nov'elty  -eran'berry 

Direction :  Form  plurals  according  to  Rule  11.^ 

6.  Y  Final  following  a  Vowel 

al  loy'  alley  medley  kid'ney 

de-eoy  valley  tur'key  don'key 

es^say  volley  lack'ey  mon'key 

assay'  p^Hey  jock'ey  chim'ney 

Direction  >  Form  plurals  of  these  words  by  adding  s. 

7.  Possessive  Forms 

Singular  Plural 

a  lady's  veil  ladies*  shoes 

a  pupil's  essay  pupils'  lunches 

a  teacher's  address  a  teachers'  associatioB 

an  attorney's  brief  the  attorneys'  briefs 

1  Rule  II.  for  Plurals.  —  Nouns  ending  in  y,  preceded  by  a  coiSr. 
wnant,  form  their  plurals  by  changing  y  io  i  and  adding  es. 


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8. 

Various 

Sounds  of  o 

tOrch 

eoY'i^ 

tor'ture 

mon'ar-e^ 

s-eorn 

-eom'i^ 

for'tfme 

proph'et 

horn'y 

foggy 

swol7en 

pori  97 

fork'ed 

tot'ter 

ro'gwish 

pol'i  ti-e 

re  gort' 

tor'rent 

post'mau 

gos'sa  mer 

9. 


10. 


Various  Sounds  of  u 


d6U9e 

lu^rid 

surly 

•        A      /            W 

]our  ney 

Blmqe 

smt'or 

gur'gle 

jour'na] 

grudge 

v^y 

sur'plus 

stur'geoD 

irudge 

ju'ni  per 

sur  pass' 

sur'geon 

smudge 

Ju'pi  ter 

dis  turb' 

siir'ger  y 

Sounds  of  the  Diphthongs 


prowl 

-eroiich 

groin 

re  join' 

s-eowl 

slough 

poise 

re  coil' 

low'er 

a  bound' 

toi'let 

bifoy'ant 

tow'el 

as  tound' 

en  join' 

moistened 

al  low' 

trouser§ 

sir'loin 

em  broid'ejf 

11.     Final  -ar,  -er,  and  -or  Vocal  Equivalents 


al'ter 

lat'er 

lat'ter 

fil'ter 

fet'ter 


le'ver 

^i'der 

hos'der 

rud'der 

plat'ter 


mor'tar 
bur'glar 
mo'lar 
lin'e  ar 
sim'i  lar 


val'or 
mo'tor 
vi-e'tor 
(5r'a  tor 
ed'i  tor 


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12. 

Words 

Containing  ie 

new 

meqe 

priest 

mis'chief 

mien 

grief 

yield 

mis  chie  vous 

siege 

grieve 

shield 

be  frzend' 

liege 

griev'ous 

shriek 

be  siege' 

sieve 

ag  grieve' 

chieftain 

■eash  ier' 

13. 

Words  Containing  Silent  Letters 

tawn 

paired 

kin^dled 

Aerb'age 

oasle 

lad'en 

beach'e§ 

(/nash'ing 

doc^ged 

load'ed 

■eai^'tion 

gloat'ing 

tiedged 

sedge^ 

twili^At 

home  stead 

nudge 

va'rie§ 

eye'si^At 

•eon  dem/ied 

14. 

Words  for  Distinct  Pronunciation 

tar'ry 

de  test' 

di  a  ry 

ar  tis'ti-e 

ear'ry 

in  sist' 

des'ti  ny 

gi  gan'ti-e 

groping 

de  sist' 

bal'-eo  ny 

me  tal'H^ 

prob'ing 

con  sists* 

pa'tri  ot 

gym  nas'ti-e 

4s'pe-et 

ab  rupt' 

prop'er  ty 

ac  -eiis  tom 

15.  Dictation  Keview 

Women  wear  veils  in  many  countries. 

4  vale  is  the  low  land  between  hills. 

Great  Britain  is  the  largest  of  the  British  Isles, 

How  wide  are  the  aisles  of  this  schoolroom  ? 

The  ^ea  makes  longer  leaps  in  proportion  to  its 
3ize  than  any  other  animaL 

^^  They  shall  obtain  joy  and  gladness,  and  sorrow 
and  sighing  shall  flee  away  '* 


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16.      Grammatical  Terms  relating  to  Nouns 

prop'er 

>en'der 

pars'ing 

■eom  in  on 

neu'ter 

de  -elen'sion 

ver'bal 

fem'i  nine 

nom'i  na  tive 

ab'stra-et 

mas'^ti  line 

a  pos'tro  phe 

£ol  le-e'tive 

ob  je-e'tive 

ap'po  §i'tion 

17.       Relating 

TO  Pronouns  and  Adjectives 

■eom'pound 

■ear'di  nal 

po§'i  tive 

per'son  al 

6r'di  naf 

-eom  par 'a  tive 

rel'a  tive 

lim'it  ing 

su  per'la  tive 

ar'ti  -ele 

de  s-erip'tive 

an'te  Qed'ent 

nu'mer  al 

■eom  par  i  son 

in'ter  rog'a  tive 

18. 

North  American  Quadrupeds 

mink 

go'pb 

er                bfson 

rac  -eoon 

moose 

ba6?g 

er                -eoz^'g:ar 

^oj  o'te 

ot'ter 

chip'munk          panther 

6  pos  sum 

wea'§d 

musk'rat             big'horn 

por'-eu  pine 

beaVer 

wood'chuck        -ear'i  hou 

•  • 

prafrie  dog 

19. 

Comparison  by  more  and  ] 

most 

hu  mane' 

ro  man'ti-e 

am  bi'tious 

bless'ed 

e  nor'mous 

neg'es  sa  ry 

pee'vish 

des'6  late 

par  ti-e'u  lar 

def  i  nite 

ob'sti  nate 

in  tel'li  gent 

des'per  ate 

per'ma  nent 

mag  nif'i  gent 

Note :     Most  adjectives  of  two  or  more  syllables,  such  as 
these,  are  compared  only  by  using  more  and  most. 


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20,  Nouns  of  Similar  Meaning 


eloak 

mantle 

/ —                                                                                                                 '-s> 

ten'et             do-e'trme 

dose 

po'tion 

hear'er           aw  di  tor 

•  * 

mght 

an'y  thing 

in  stance        example 

de  lay' 

res'pTte 

■eairing          vo  -ea'tion 

^herter 

refuge 

pos'ture         p6  jf  tion 

21. 

Forms  of  Animal  Life 

min'nozo 

■eurlew 

polar  bear 

dorphin 

bob'6  link                 el'der  duck 

pOr'pozse 

fla  min'go                 Es'ki  mo  dog 

ibr'ioise 

j9tar'mi  gan               gwin'ea  (-1)  iow\ 

ter'ra  pin 

hum'min 

g  bird        fox  squir'rel 

22. 

Adjectives  of  Similar  Meaning 

dull 

vapid 

ar'dent            burning 

ripe 

ma  ture' 

ghastly           ghostlike 

thin 

su6'tle  (stit"l) 

fi'nal               €on  ^lu'sive 

liv'ing 

vftal 

fearless          in  trepld 

spot'ted 

mot'tled 

bllthe'some     cheerful 

23.     Compound  Words  with  and  without  Hyphen 

eyelid 

sea'sick 

arm  chair       well-knowD 

oat'meal 

fly'trap 

snow'shoe      ill-bred 

pie^e'meal 

headland 

hail'stone       -cast-off 

turn'pike 

side'board 

breast'pin      bird's-eye 

brake'TTian 

^up'board 

thread'bare    rock-bound 

Direction :   Note   that  the   words  in  the   last  column   are 
|)roperly  written  with  the  hyphen  when  used  as  adjectives 


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24.      Grammatical  Terms  relating  to  Verbs 


mode 

tense 

voice 

a-e'tive 

pas'sive 

25. 

€oil 

warp 

stint 

^nock 

squeak 


reg'u  lar 
ir  reg'u  lar 
tran'si  tiv6 
in  tran'si  tive 
■eon  ju  ga'tion 

Eegular  Verbs 


ush'er 
gam'bol 
slum'ber 
pros'per 
■eon  9ear 


re  lax' 
at  tack' 
■ea  ress' 
pun'ish 
nour'ish 


po  ten'tial 
sub  ]un-e'tiv€ 
in  di-e'a  tive 
in  fin'i  tive 
par  ti  Qi  pl6 

a  void' 
de  pi-et' 
im  part' 
re  spond' 
■eom  mend' 


Direction :   Pronounce  the  words  formed  by  adding  -ed. 


26. 

val'iant 
warVior 
bul7i6n 
trirZion 
mirZion  aite 


Sound  of  i  =  y  in  yes 

pin'iong 
s-eurZion 
■eoi^rtler 
be  havlor 
bat  tallon 


do  min'ion 
pa  virion 
■eon  gen'ial 
awx  iria  ry 
pe  -euli  ar'i  t^ 


Direction :  Give  distinctly  the  sound  of  i  =  y  in  yes 
27.  Dictation  Review 

This  bird's  eye  is  keen. 

Here  is  a  bird's-eye  view  of  the  exposition. 

The  breaking  waves  dashed  high 

On  a  stern  and  rock-bound  coast.  —  Hemans. 

And   the   star-spangled   banner   in    triumph  ahall 

WavCc  —  Key 


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28e 


Irregular  Verbs  ^ 


Present 

Past 

Past  Part. 

Present 

Past  and 
Past  Part 

eat 

ate 

eat'en 

feel 

felt 

irive 

drove 

driv'en 

sweep 

swept 

weave 

wove 

wo'ven 

^neel 

^nelt 

treeze 

froze 

fro'zen 

dwell 

dwelt 

3hoo§e 

chose 

cho'gen 

-creep 

-crept 

bite 

bit"" 

bit'^en 

dream 

dreamt 

write 

wrote 

writ'^gn 

deal 

dealt 

for  get' 

for  got' 

for  gotten 

mean 

meant 

29. 

Irregular  Verbs 

Present 

Present  Part. 

Past  and 
Past  Part. 

Present 

Past  and 
Past  Part 

toring 

WYmg'ing 

iVYung 

buy 

bought 

read 

readying 

read 

seek 

sought 

hang 

hanging 

hung 

fight 

fought 

swing 

swinging 

swung 

think 

thought 

fling 

flinging 

flung 

bring 

broughl 

bear 

hearing 

heard 

work 

wrought 

bind 

binding 

bound 

catch 

caught 

bleed 

bleeding 

bled 

teach 

taught 

30«  Dictation  Eeview 

Life  IS  no  dream  or  thing  of  naught. 
But  know  you  this,  that  life  is  thought, 
And  to  live  is  not  life,  if  naught  is  wrought, 

^  Note.  —-Irregular  verbs  form  the  past  tense  and  past  participle  m 
lome  other  way  than  by  sufiOixing  -ed  to  the  present  tense. 


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31.  Word  Analysis 

an  Qer'tam  un  baranged  un  par'al  leled 

un  TV 6  r  thy  un  prin'91  pled         un  in'ter  est  ing 

un  daimt'ed  un  qual'i  fled  un  sep'a  rat  ed 

un  tir'ing  un  ex  pe-et'ed  un  sub  stan'tial 

un  wel'-eome  un  for'tu  nate         un  gram  mat'i  ^al 

Direction     Separate  into  roo^  and  pre^oj ;  lai  means  noi. 

32.  The  Prefix  un-  with  Verbs 

un  do'  un  mask  un  la^e'  un  bri'dk 

unfurl  unseal'  unnerve'  unsad'dle 

unfold'  uns-erew'  unloose'  unbur'den 

un  iorap'  un  load'  un  -eov'er  un  fas'^en 

unveil'  un-elose'  unrav'el  unbut'^on 

Direction .  Kote  that  un-  in  most  of  these  words  reverses  the 
meaning  of  the  root-word.- 

33.  Word   Analysis 

in  sane'  in  se  ^ure'  ir  res'o  lute 

in  -eon'stant  im  mor'tal  ir  rev'er  ent 

/■\  1^  r\ 

in  sol'vent  im  mod'er  ate         in  vol'un  ta  ry 

mi  par'tial  il  lib'er  al  in'-eon  ven'ient 

im'pi  ous  il  log'i  -eal  in'sig  nif'i  -eant 

Direction  ^  Note  that  in-  il-^  im-j  and  ir-  mean  not 

31.  Prefixes  en-,  in-,  im-,  and  em- 

en  rich'  in  -ease'  en  forQe'  im  planf 

en  dear  in  -erust'  en  list'  im  per'il 

en  roir  in  graft'  en  tan'gle        im  pris'on 

en  rage^  in  flame'  en  dan'ger      em  bit'ter 

Note  ;  In  these  words  the  prefixes  mean  7nakef  or  put  in. 


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35. 

dis  loy'al 
dis  un'ioa 
dis  /ion'est 
dis  heart'en 
dis  ^oiir'age 


Word  Analysis 

dis  6  bey' 
dis  -ered'it 
dis  al  low' 
dis  ^on  ne-et' 
dis'-eon  tin^ue 


dis  -eom'f  ort 
dis  ap  prov'al 
dis  -eour'te  ous 
dis  sat'is  fled 
dis  pro  por'tion 


Direction :  Note  that  dis-  means  not,  lacking. 


36. 

mis  spell' 
mis  man'age 
mis  f  or'tune 
mis  state'ment 
mis  pro  nounge' 


Prefixes  mis-  and  re- 
re  turn'  re'as  sm^e' (-shoor') 


re  lease' 
re  mod'el 
re  dou'ble 
re  pro  du^e' 


re  -eap'ture 


-— / 


re  -eom  men^e' 
re'-eon  sid'er 
re-e'om  mend^ 


Direction :  Note  mis-  means  ivrong  or  ill;  re-  back  or  again 


37. 

cire 
gaze 
glaze 
chafe 


stS,re 
■evui^e 
pe  riise' 
re  tire' 


Word  Building 

en  gage'  jos'^le 

en  ti^e'  jum'ble 

im  pose'  mum'ble 

pro  -eure'  raffle 


pre  §ide' 
■eom  plete 
in  -erease' 
dis  charge' 


Direction :  Suffix  -ed  and  -ing  to  each  word ;  observe  Eule  I ' 


38. 
hoeing 
shoeing 
dye'ing 
toeing 
mile'age 


Exceptions  to  Rule  I 
smge'ing        change'a  bk     man'age  a  ble 
tingelng        out  ra'geous 
tra^e'a  ble      -eou  ra'geous 
peage'a  h\e     no'ti^e  a  ble 
charge'a  ble  serv'iQe  a  ble 


mar'r  lage  a  ble 
di  vor^e'a  ble 
pro  nounQe'a  ble 
ad  Van  ta'geous 


1  KuLE  I.  —  Words  ending  in  silent  e,  drop  e  when  a  suflBx  beginning 
mth  a  vowel  is  added« 


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39. 

ac?  just' 
in  vent' 
re  port' 
wan'der 
saim'ter 
Direction 

40. 


Word  Building  with  Suffixes 


de  bate' 
pro  duge' 
ob  serve' 
-eon  trive' 
sub  s-eribe' 


bab'ble 
muffle 
set'tle 
trav'el 
in  quire' 


-ere  ate' 
sur  vive' 
trans  late' 
ag'i  tate 
ed'ti  -eate 


Suffix  -ed,  -ing,  and  -er  or  -or  to  each  word. 
Verbs  of  Similar  Meaning 


freeze 
soothe 
is'sue  (ish't) 
re  fuse' 
for  sake' 


■eon  geal' 
■eom'fort 
pro  Qeed' 
de  -eline' 
a  ban'don 


s-eat'ter 
in  -close' 
dis  play' 
han'dk 
sur  round' 


dis  perse' 
en  vel'op 
ex  Aib'it 

JL 

ma  nip'ti  late 
en  -eom'pass 


41. 

a  dopt' 
af  fli^t' 
•eon  fess' 
de  press' 


Word  Building  with  Suffix  -ion 


va'-eate 
mi'grate 
de  vote' 
di late' 


pro  fess' 
sug  gest' 
trans  a-et' 


—    _/ 


-eom  mune 


ven  er  ate 
am'pti  tate 
ar  ti-e'u  late 
de  lib'er  ate 


Direction:  Suffix  -ion,  meaning  state  or  condition;  observe 
Rule  I  and  note  the  pronunciation  of  derivatives. 

42.  Dictation  Review 

The  lamp  is  on  the  mantelpiece. 

"  Now  Nature  hangs  her  mantle  green 

On  every  blooming  tree."  —  Burns. 

Wash  the  clothes  and  icring  them  dry. 

"  ^ing  out  the  thousand  wars  of  old. 

Ring  in  the  thousand  years  of  ^eace."  —  Tennyson. 


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43. 


Derivatives  spelled  by  Eule  II  ^ 


snap  per 
trim'mer 


snap  snapped  snap'ping 

trim  trimmed  trim'ming 

wxdb^  t(;rapped  'lorap'ping  i(;rap'per 

■eon  trol'  -eon  trolled'  -eon  trolling       -eon  troller 

44:.        Commekcial  Terms  and  Abbreviations 


Debtor 

Dr. 

Re  9eived' 

Reed. 

€red'i  tor 

Cr. 

Pay'ment 

Payt. 

Ac  -eount 

f 

Acct. 

Mer'chan  dise 

Mdse. 

Barange 

Bal. 

€6m'pa  ny 

Co. 

A  mount' 

Amt. 

Cash  on  delivery   CO.  D. 

45. 

Word  BuILDI:^ 

rG  BY  Rule  II 

fret 

tug 

ex  ^el' 

ad  mit' 

com  mit' 

flit 

drap; 

-eom  pel 

al  lot' 

con  f  er' 

grin 

skim 

e  quip' 

be  dim' 

oc  -eur' 

slam 

plod 

per  mit 

ex  pel' 

re  gret' 

sob 

trot 

sub  mit' 

0  mit 

pre  f er' 

Direction:  Suffix 

-ed  and  -xncj 

^  to  each,  observin 

g  Rule  II. 

46. 

Word  Building 

tilt 

re  volt'              ( 

en  chant' 

de  vel'op 

blink 

de  feat' 

be  witch' 

re  -eov'er 

splash 

con  tend' 

dis  miss' 

ac  -eus'tom 

■erouch 

shud'der 

re  sound' 

em  bar'rass 

Direction:  Suffix 

-ed  and  -ing 

;  do  not  double  final  consonant. 

1  Rule  II.  —  Monosyllables  and  other  words  accented  on  last  syllable, 
ending  in  a  single  consonant  preceded  by  a  single  vowel,  double  the  final 
consonant  before  a  sufiBx  beginning  with  a  vowel. 


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47. 

Grammatical  Forms  of  Adjectives 

Positive 

Comparative              Superlative 

Positive 

bus  y  (biz* 

-)     bus'i  er             bus'i  est 

fleeQ'y 

airy 

air'i  er              air'i  est 

diz'zy 

siriy 

sirii  er              sirii  est 

nas'ty 

fussy 

fuss'i  er            fuss'i  est 

gawdy 

wea'ry 

wea'ri  er           wea  ri  est 

chilly 

Direction :  Suffix  -er  and  -est  to  last  column ;  apply  Rule  III.* 


48. 


Grammatical  Forms  of  Verbs 


Present  Singular 

Past 

en'vied 

Present  Participle 

enVy 

en'vies 

en'vy  ing 

rely' 

re  lies' 

re  lied' 

re  ly'ing 

lev'y 

lev'ies 

lev'ied 

lev'y  ing" 

tes'ti  fy 

tes'ti  fies 

tes'ti  fied 

tes'ti  fy  ing 

jus'ti  fy 

jus'ti  fies 

jus'ti  fied 

jus'ti  fy  ing 

49. 

Exercise  on 

Grammatical  Form- 

espy' 

sal'ly 

no'ti  f y 

ter'ri  fy 

eom  ply' 

tal'ly 

qual'i  fy 

proph'e  sy 

de  cry' 

s-eur'ry 

-elas'si  fy 

mul'ti  ply 

im  ply' 

que'ry 

mod'i  fy 

em  bod'y 

Direction :  Write  the  other  gi-ammatical  forms  of  these  verbs. 

50.  Dictation  Review 

Longfellow  ivrote  "  The  Old  Clock  on  the  Stairs'' 

Some  sing  by  note  and  others  by  rote. 

Said  the  Wind  to  the  Moon,  "  I  will  blow  you  out  ^ 

You  stare  in  the  air  like  a  ghost  in  the  chair ! " 


1  Rule  III.  —  Words  ending  in  y  preceded  by  a  consonant,  change  y  Ul 
i  when  a  suffix  not  beginning  with  i  is  added. 


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51. 

ag'ony 
liv'er  y 
va'-ean  gy 
rob'ber  y 
gro'ger  y 
tap'es  try 
a  gen  qy 


Nouns  in  the  Singular 


SO  91  e  ty 
fa  9iri  ty 
a  bin  ty 
ma  jor'i  ty 
treach'er  y 
bi  og'ra  phy 


san-e  tu  a  ry 
neQ'es  sa  ry 
in'ti  m J  qj 
■eom  mu'ni  ty 
mis'sion  a  ry 
■eu'ri  os'i  ty 


anx  i'e  ty  (an  zi'-)       re  spon'si  bil'i  ty 
Direction :  Form  plurals ;  add  -es  according  to  Rule  III. 

52.   New  England  and  Atlantic  Slope  Regions 


Maine 

Maine 

Penn'syl  va'ni  a 

Pa. 

New  Hamp' 

shire      N.H. 

Del'a  ware 

Del. 

Ver  "mont' 

Vt. 

Mar'y  land  (mgrl-) 

Md. 

Mas'sa  chu 'setts       Mass. 

V  ir  gm  1  a 

Va. 

Gon  ngpt'i  -eut           Conn. 

North  Car'o  li'na 

N.G. 

Rhode  Is'laad           R.I. 

South  Car'o  li'na 

S.C. 

New  York' 

N.Y. 

Geor'gi  a 

Ga. 

New  Jer'sey 

N.J. 

Flor'i  dk 

Fla. 

District  of  €0  1 

mn'bi  a     D.C. 

53. 

Rules  for  Spi 

:lling  Applied 

polish 

al  lude' 

as  sume'          fas'ci 

nate 

cher'ish 

be  num6' 

de  vise'            spe-e'tj 

ilate 

bur'nish 

re  t5rt' 

in  «line'           -eon'gre  gate 

blus'ter 

re  sume' 

in  spire'           re-e'og 

nize 

de  f  er' 

re  vive' 

de  s-eribe'         re-e'on 

Qile 

be  dim' 

re  §ide' 

pre  vail'           sur  ren'der 

propel' 

ex  ult' 

sub  side'          ex  tin' 

guish 

Direction : 

Suffix  -ed  and  -inc 

/  to  each  word  ;  apply  Rules. 

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54. 

Word  Analysis  and  Word  Building 

1 

r 

sad'^Zen 

deafen 

soften 

sharp'en 

mad'^en 

dead'en 

sweet'en 

bright'en 

glad'c?en 

deep'en 

short'en 

tight'en 

flatten 

quick'en 

fresh'en 

tough'en 

stiff'en 

black'en 

cheap'en 

rough'en 

Direction:   1.   Analyze  these  words;  -en  means  to    make, 
2.  Build  other  words  by  suffixing  -ly  and  -ness  to  the  roots. 


55.    Mississippi  Valley  States  —  Northern 

Section 

West  Vir  gin'i  a 

W.Va. 

Min'ne  so'ta 

Minn. 

0  hi'o 

Ohio 

Mis  soi^'ri 

•  • 

Mo. 

Ken  tuck'y 

Ky. 

io  wa 

Iowa 

In'di  an'a 

Ind. 

Kan'sas 

Kans. 

IHi  nois' 

111. 

Ne  bras'ka 

Nebr. 

MiQh'i  gan 

Mich. 

North  Da  ] 

io'ta 

N.  Dak. 

Wis  -eon'sin 

Wis. 

South  Da  ko'ta 

S.  DaL 

56. 

Word  I 

Analysis 

as  sist'ange 

en  dur'a 

mce 

ac  quaint'anee 

an  noy'anQB 

in  sur'ai 

ace 

re  sem'blance 

ap  pli'ange 

-eon  triv 

'ance 

re  mem'brance 

va'ri  an^e 

for  bear 

ance 

re  mon'strance 

Direction:  Analyze  words;  -ance  means  a/it  of,  tlmX  which, 

57.  Dictation  Review 

Hear  the  merry  jingle  of  the  sleigh  bells ! 
King  Edward  was  crowned  in  the  throne  room. 
One  wrestler  was  thrown  violently  to  the  ground. 
^'  Though  he  slay  me,  yet  will  I  trust  him."  —  Bible. 


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58. 

din  genqe 
eon'fi  dence 
rev'er  ence 
refer  ence 
prefer  ence 


Nouns  ending  in  -ence 

eVb  quence 
evl  dence 
■eon'fer  ence 
in'do  lence 


con  ven'ience 


de  pend'ence 
in  duFgence 
sub  sist'ence 
o  be'di  ence 
in  telli  gence 


Direction :  Write  other  words  related  to  these  nouns. 
59.      Mississippi  Valley  —  Southern  Section 


Ten  nes  see' 
Al  a  ba'ma 
Mis'sis  sip'j9i 

60. 

Jov'a  bk 
no'ta  ble 
pass'a  ble 
suzt'a  ble 
laugh'a  ble 


Tenn. 
Ala. 
Miss. 
0  kla  ho'ma 


Ar'kan  sas 
JjOu  i  si  an'a 
Texas 

Okla. 


Ark 

La. 

Tex 


Suffix  -able 

va'ri  a  ble 
■eom'f  ort  a  ble 
•eom'pa  ra  ble 
re  spe-et'a  ble 


de  ni'a  ble 
ad'mi  ra  ble 
sep'a  ra  ble 
de  plor'a  ble 
de  fin'a  ble 


pit'!  a  ble 

Direction :  Define  these  derivatives,  noting  that  suffix  -able 
means  capable  of  being,  causing,  fit  to  be. 


61. 


Plateau  and  Pacific  Coast  Regions 


Mon  ta'na 
rdaho 
Wy  o'mmg 
Ne  va'da 
U'taA 


Mont. 
Idaho 
Wyo. 

Nev. 
Utah 
New  Mex'i  co 


Col'o  ra'do 
Gal'i  fdr'ni  ^ 

re  gon 
Wash'ing  ton 
Ar  i  zo'na 

N.  Mex. 


Colo. 

Calif. 

Oregon 

Wash- 

Ariz. 


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61. 

mar'gin  al 
eom'i  -eal 
med'i  -eal 
gradji  al 


Suffix  -al 

se-e'tion  al 
fac'tion  al 
sur'gi  -eal 
of  ff  cial 
-eom  mer'cial 


6  rig'i  nal 
a-e  91  den'tal 
■eon  ti  nen'tal 
hor  1  zon'tal 
pra-e'ti  -eal  -eom  mer'cial  u  ni  ver'sal 

Direction :  Analyze  these  words,  noting  that  -al  means  per 
(aining  to. 


62. 

g^ad'an^e 
ro  manQe' 
ti  nsLnqe 
€Oun'te  nan  96 
Qir'-eura  stance 


Troublesome  Terminations 


•eon'fi  dence 
in  flu  ence 
neg'li  gence 
ex  pe'ri  ence 
Qir  -eiim'f  er  ence 


ev'i  denge 
in'no  gence 
ob  serv'ance 
re  sist'ance 


•V-  / 


perse  ver'ance 


63.        Pronouncing  and  Dictation  Exercise 

Alas'ka  H'awan  Luzon' 

Por'to  R'i'-eo  Ha  wai'ian  (yan)        Philip  pm^ 

San  Juan'  (hwan)         Ho'no  hi^lu  Fil'i  pi'nos 

Alaska  was  bought  from  Russia  m  1867 
Hawaii  Territory  includes  a  group  of  islands  that 
were  annexed  to  the  United  States  in  1898.     Hono- 
lulu is  the  capital  of  the  Hawaiian  Islands. 

Spain  ceded  Porto  Rico  and  the  Philippine  Islands 
to  the  United  States  m  1898.  The  Philippine  Island? 
were  so  named  in  honor  of  King  Philip  of  Spain. 

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64. 

a  gree'ment 
acZ  just'ment 
at  tain'ment 
im  prove'ment 
ex  9ite'ment 


Suffix  -ment 
a  maze'ment  ac?  journ'ment 


en  gage'ment 
ar  range'ment 
mer'ri  ment 
wor'ri  ment 


an  nounge'ment 
me(2s'ure  ment 
en  ter  tain'ment 
a-e  kri6iv\%dg  ment 


Direction :  Note  that  -ment  means  act  of  or  state  of  being. 
65.        Largest  Cities  of  the  United  States 

1.  New  York         2.Chi^a'go  S.Phiradel'phia 

4.  De  troit'  5.  Cleveland  6.  St.  Loi^'is 

T.Bos'ton  8.  Bam  more  9.  Pittsburgh 

10.  Los  An'gel  es  11.  Buf/a  lo  12.  San  Fran  Qis'-eo 

13.  Mil  wat/'kee    14.  Washing  ton   15.  New'ark 

Note ;  Numbers  indicate  city^s  rank,  based  on  census  of  1920. 


66. 

pit'e  ous 
dti'te  ous 
plen'te  ous 
boun'te  ous 
f  u'ri  ous 


Word  Analysis 

mon'strous 
hu'mor  ous 
ven'om  ous 
mo  men'tous 


villain  ous 
out  ra'geous 
av  a  ri'cious 
har  mo'ni  ous 
ri  di-e'ti  lous 


dis  as'trous 

X 

Direction :  Separate  these  derivatives  into  root-word  and  suffix. 
67.  Military  Titles  and  Abbreviations 


Ma'jor 

Maj. 

Gen'er  al 

Gen. 

Cap'tam 

Capt. 

Ad'mi  ral 

Adm. 

Colo'nel  (kur'-) 

Col. 

Com'mo  dore 

Com. 

Cor'po  ral 

Corp. 

Brig  a  dzer' 

Brig. 

\jieu.  ten'ant 

Lieut. 

Quar'ter  mas'ter 

Q.M. 

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68.  Suffix  -ize 

re'al  ize  i'tem  ize  fos'sil  ize 

i'dol  ize  ster'i  lize  neu'tral  ize 

syml)ol  ize  pat'ron  ize  i  tall  gize 

va'por  ize  s-ean'dal  ize  e  -eon'o  mize 

vi-e'tim  ize  tran'quil  ize  gen'er  al  ize 

Direction:   Separate  into  root-words  and  suffix,  noting  that 
•ize  means  to  make. 

69.  Important  Cities  of  the  United  States 

Cin  (^in  natl  Se  at'tle  Min'ne  ap'6  lis 

New  Orleang  Loi/isville  In'di  an  ap'6  lis 

DenVer  Prov'i  denge  Roch'es  ter 

To  le'do  Kan'sas  City  Portland 

O'ma  ha'  St.  Paul'  At  lan'ta 

70.  Suffixes  Meaning  "One  Who'^ 

art'ist  law'yer  as  ses'sor 

drug'gist  clothier  -eon  tra-e'tor 

an'ar-eA  ist  lal)or  er  -eon'qwer  or 

ma  Qhm'ist  strag'gler  -eom  pet'i  tor 

nat^  ral  ist  dis  -eov'er  er  pred'e  ges'sor 

Direction :  Separate  each,  word  into  root  and  suffix,  and  give 
meaning. 

71.  Dictation  Beview 

Have  yon  heard  the  waters  singing,  little  May  ? 
The  carpenter  uses  a  gauge  and  a  plane. 
A  great  herd  of  cattle  was  grazing  on  the  plain. 
The  ship  will  sail  away  and  be  lost  to  sight. 
This  fine  site  is  for  sale.     Who  is  ready  to  recite  ? 


too 


PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 


72. 

po  et'ic 
he  ro'ic 
his  tor'ic 
ar  tis'tic 
des  pot'ic 


Derivative  Words 

bound'a  ry  trib'ti  ta  ry 

lifer  a  ry 
hoYiOY  a  ry 
sta'tion  a  ry 


se-e'ond  a  ry 
el'e  men'ta  ry 
im  ag'i  na  ry 
re  a-e'tion  a  ry 


-eus  torn  a  ry 

Direction:  Analyze  into  root  and  suffix,  noting  that  -ic  and 
ary  mean  pertaining  to. 


73. 

scen'er  y 
quar'rieg 
fish'er  ie§ 
her'ring 
sar  dmes*" 


From  Kew  England  Geography 

daf  ry  ing 
wa'ter  f  all§ 
f a-e'to  rie§ 
tan'ner  \e^ 
man'ti  fa-e'ttirg 


■eorieg  e§ 
li'bra  ries 

X. 

u  ni  versi  tie§ 
ma  ^hin'er  y 
sta'tion  er  y 


74. 

spor'tive 
op  pres'sive 
pro  gres'sive 
de  f  e-e'tive 
per  sua'sive 


Word  Analysis 

sug  ges'tive 
■ere  a'tive 
-eon  stru-e'tive 
de  f  en'sive 
of  f  en'sive 


■eol  le-e'tive 
re  pul'sive 
in  stin^'tive 
gender  a  tive 
■eom  mu'ni  -ea  tive 


Direction :   Note  that  -ive  means  relating  to  or  tending  to. 


75. 

sea'ports 
ship'yards 
eom'merce 
tor  eigxi 
do  mes'tic 


In  Atlantic  Coast  States 

steel  works 
iron  found'ry 


minting 
an'thra  Qite 
bi  tu'mi  nous 
pe  tro'le  um 
re  f in'er  ie§ 


ag'ri  -eul  ture 
man  ti  f  a-e'tur  ing 
fruit  rais'ing 


1     ■»      ■»     J 
J     ■»  '     ■»  -f 


PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  J[N\SPRhLhN^G  ]  ,\\l()l 


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76. 

bond'age 

^erb'age 

pas'sage 

t^reck'age 

drain'age 


Suffix  -age 
■eoin'age  dray 'age 


stor  age 
post'age 
-eart'age 
wharfage 


tiirage 
plum'age 
stop'page 
shrink'age 


break'age 
mar'riage 
pat'ron  age 
pirgrim  age 
vas'sal  age 


Direction :  Analyze,  noting  that  suffix  -age  means  state,  aa 
of  or  allowance  for. 


77. 


—  •/  w 


praz  rie§ 
^e're  als 
stock'yards 
flour  mills 
tile  kiln§ 


In  the  Mississippi  Valley 

f  er  tin  ty 
sur  pass'ing 
stock'-rais'ing 
grain'-grow'ing 
meat'-pack'ing 


el'e  va'tor§ 
im'ple  ments 
ag'ri  -euVtur  al 
dis  till'er  ie§ 
man'ti  f  a-e'to  riej 


78.     Suffixes  meaning  state  or  condition  of 
wis'dom  false'hood  -elerk'ship 


free'dom 
serfdom 
mar'tyr  dom 
hea'tiien  dom 


child'hood 
man'hood 
wom'an  hood 
sis'ter  hood 


friend'ship 
own'er  ship 
lead'er  ship 
ap  pren'tiqe  ship 


79.  Dictation  Review 

After  the  storm  the  shore  was  strewn  with  wreckage. 
This  is  a  famous  grain-growing  section. 
Oats,  wheat,  rye,  etc.  are  called  cereals. 
Some  literary  works  are  published  as  serials. 
"  But  little  he'll  reck  if  they  let  him  sleep  on, 
In  the  grave  where  a  Briton  has  laid  him."  — Wolfe. 


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80. 

Tn 

Southern  States 

del'ta 

■eane'brakes 

rice  fields 

lev'ee 

lum'ber  ing 

sugar  -eane 

hajou 

pin'er  ie§ 

•eot'^on  gins 

jet'ti6§ 

tvir'pen  tine 

roiring  mills 

€re  vasse' 

plan  tactions 

pine'ap  ple§ 

81. 

Sound  of  s  or  si  =  zh 

J.                     X 

vrfgion 

oc  ^a'gion 

in  ■elo'gtire 

de  Qi'^ion 

•eo  he'gion 

■eom  po'§vire 

de  ri'gion 

in  va'^ion 

ex  plo'sion 

pro  vi'§ion 

de  lu'sion 

se  -elu'^ion 

€ol  If  §ion 

•eon  -elu'gion 

•eon  fu'gion 

Note:  When  accented  vowel  is  short,  the  zh  sound  unites 
with  it  and  forms  a  syllable  in  pronunciation. 

82.  In  Plateau  Region  of  United  States 

parks  mag'i-e  gulch'eg  majes'ti-e 

peaks  rang'eg  -ean'yong  scen'er  y 

€liffs  snow-^lad  sce'ni-e  star'tling 

quartz  sum'mits  won'ders  e  ro'gion 

me'sa  -eav'erng  sub  lime'  preQ'i  piQe 

83.  Words  containing  the  Sound  of  sh 

pen'sion  gen'tian  spe'cial 

man'sion  in  f  tial  ma  gf  cian 

de  pres'sion  mi  If tia  sus  pfcious 

dis  -eus'sion  tran'sient  ar'ti  f  I'cial 

eom  mis'sion  di-e'tion  a  ry  ben  e  ff  cial 

Direction :  Note  that  in  many  words  ci,  si,  or  ti,  preceding  ^ 

vowel  in  the  same  syllable,  represents  the  sound  of  sh 


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84. 

In  Pacific  Coast  States 

for'ests 

■ell  mat'i-e 

fisli'er  Te§ 

redVood 

•eon'trasts 

■ean'ner  i6§ 

se  quoi'a 

^  r id'i  ty 

Y6  sem'i  te 

Qe'dars 

hu  mid'i  ty 

€6  lum'bi  a 

fir  trees 

di  ver'si  ty 

Pu'get  Soun. 

85. 

Word  Building 

eol  le-et' 

medl  tate 

in  un  date 

€on  sole' 

gen'er  ate 

il  lus'trate 

de  -elare' 

pop'u  late 

dis  trib'ute 

eon  verse' 

•eom'pen  sate 

in  ves'ti  gate 

€om  plete' 

■eon'st  1  ttite 

in  tro  duge' 

Direction :  Write  the  noun  ending  in  -ion  which  is  derived 
from  each  verb. 


86.    : 

[n  Detached  Possessions  op 

United  States 

furs 

*ar-e'tie 

A  leu'tian 

gla'cierg 

seal 

tor'rid 

Ha  wai'ian 

vol  -ea'noeg 

sa'ble 

bam  boo' 

Es'ki  mo 

buf  fa  loeg 

mar  ten 

ty  phoon' 

Ta  galog 

Ala  nira 

tun  dra 

TTion  soon' 

Ma  la?/'an 

Mt.  McKinle^ 

87.  Dictation  Review 

The  firs  of  Washington  and  Oregon  are  tall  and 
straight  The  sequoias  of  California  are  "  The  Big 
Trees"  of  the  world. 

The  finest  furs  come  from  the  arctic  regions. 

Here  is  some  stationery  for  your  correspondents. 

We  wish  to  buy  a  stationary  engine  for  a  cotton  gin 


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88. 


Adjectives  of  Similar  Meaning 


a  droit' 

skiirful 

fit'ful 

ir  reg'ti  lar 

bra'zen 

brass'y 

doQ'ile    . 

teach'a  ble 

mod'est 

de  mure' 

east'ern 

o'ri  en'tal 

wist'ful 

wish'ful 

west'ern 

o-e'Qi  den'tal 

:-oorisli 

senseless 

lib'er  al 

gen'er  ous 

89. 

Adjectives 

OF  Opposite  Meaning 

major 

mi'nor 

^~ 

-eon' vex 

■eon'-eave 

sen'ior 

jun'ior 

mod'ern 

an'cient 

in'ner 

out'er 

men'tQjl 

pliyg'i  «al 

art'ful 

art'less 

in  ter'nal 

ex  ter'nal 

re'^ent 

re  mote' 

pow'er  f  ul 

pow'er  less 

90. 

From  Military  History 

^orps 

mor'tar 

bri  gade' 

in'fan  try 

flank 

■ean'non 

-eam  paf^n' 

•eav'al  ry 

bom&§ 

A:nap'sack 

in  trench' 

bat'ter  y 

ri'fle 

sa  lute' 

skir  mish 

vet'er  an 

mus'ket 

pla  toon' 

bay'o  net 

vol'un  teer' 

91. 

Adjectives 

OF  Similar  Meaning 

sane 

ra 

'tion  al 

rea'son  a  ble 

angry 

1V\ 

^ath'ful 

in  dio-'nant 

a  ware' 

•eon'scious 

sen'si  ble 

lively 

glee'ful 

VI  va'cious 

pro  fuse' 

lav'ish 

prod'i  gal 

■eon'stant 

•eon  tin'u  al 

per  pet^  al 

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105 


92. 

From  1 

^AVAL  History 

fleet 

■eon'voy 

ma  fines' 

broad'side 

sea'men 

gun'boat 

squad'ron 

tor  pe'doej 

ar'inor 

-erm'g'er 

bom  bard' 

-eommand'ei 

gun'ner 

signal 

block  ade' 

-can  non  ade' 

rud'der 

en'si^n 

gre  nade' 

pri'va  teer' 

93. 

Troublesome  Words 

full 

• 

furiy 

wool'en 

al  ^ougK 

f  ul  mr 

duly 

woolly 

prin'91  pie 

till 

ex  ger 

swol7en 

-eangeled 

un  tir 

dis  till' 

toholly 

ex  gelled' 

till'age 

•ean'^el 

du'el  ing 

■ean'Qel  la^tion 

94. 

Verbs  of 

Similar  Meaning 

■    ,,                  - A 

quoth. 

said 

pre  diet' 

fore  teir 

beg 

be  seech' 

por  tend' 

fore  shoV 

abate' 

less'en 

per  plex' 

puz'zle 

a  buge' 

mis  treat' 

her'ald 

pro  claim' 

eon  Qeal' 

se  -erete' 

ex  -claim 

e  ja^'u  late 

95. 

Dictation  Review 

Do  you  know  your  iveight  f     "  Everything  comes  ii 
d,  man  will  only  wait*' 

Here  is  a  picture  of  the  capitol  at  Washington. 
"  Capital  solicits  the  aid  of  labor."  — Webster. 
"Wisdom   is   the  lorincipal   thing 5    therefore   get 

wisdom."  —  Bible. 

"  The  man  who  toils  for  a  principle  ennobles  himself 
by  the  act."  — Theodore  Parker. 


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PROGRESSIVE    COURSE   IN  SPELLING 


96. 


Root-words  and  Derivatives 


Adjective 

Verb 

Noun 

e'qual 

e'qual  ize 

6  quail  ty 

legal 

le'gal  ize 

le  gall  ty 

lo'-eal 

lo'cal  ize 

lo  cal'i  ty 

fer'tile 

f  er'til  ize 

f  er  till  ty 

Ub'er  g.1 

lib'er  ^  ize 

lib'er  all  ty 

Direction 

:  Analyze  derivatives ;  -ity  means 

5  state  of  being. 

97. 

Vehicles 

gig 

sulk'y                 charl  ot 

wheel 'barloz^ 

sle^^A 

bug'gy               oir/ni  bus 

lo'-eomo'bile 

sludge 

buck'board        bi'^y  -el^ 

at^'to  mo 'bile 

•eoz^'p^'  (-pa' 

)  pha'e  ton  (f  a'e-)  tri'9y  -eXe 

ve  \ocfi  pede 

^ha^'se 

ba  roiK^e'         wag'on  ette' 

jm  rik  1  sna 

98. 

Root- WORDS  and  Derivatives 

Noun 

ad  vige' 
€ritlc 
a  pol'o  gy 
sym'pa  thy 
A.  merl  -ea 

99. 

or'gan 
vi'tal 
au'thor 
pau'per 

Direction : 


Verb 

ad  vige' 
■eritl  Qize 
a  pol'o  gize 
sym'pa  thize 
A  merl  -ean  ize 


Adjective 

ad  vi'§o  ry 
■eritl  -eal 
^  pol'o  getlc 
sym'pa  thet'io 

• 

A  merl  -ean 


Word  Building 

Qiv'il 
vo'-eal 
bru'tal 
mag'net 


tyr  an  ny 
■e/iar'ac  ter 
fa  miliar 
e  con'o  my 

Construct  derivatives  from  each  word 


en  er  gy 
dep'u  ty 
har'mo  ny 
core  ny 


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107 


100. 


Derivatives  ending  in  -ible 


fuse 

fii'si  ble 

vfsion 

vi§'i  ble 

force 

f  or'gi  ble 

a-e'gess 

a-e  Qes'si  ble 

creed 

-ered'i  ble 

de  fense' 

de  f  en'si  ble 

sense 

sen'si  ble 

im  press' 

im  press'!  ble 

di  vide' 

di  vis'i  ble 

per  Qeive' 

per  Qep'ti  ble 

Direction:    Define  the 

derivatives,  noting  that  -ible  means 

capable  of  being. 

101. 

Terms  used  in  Arithmetic 

€u'bi-e 

ab'stract 

in'te  gral 

pro  por'tion 

in  vert' 

con'crete 

f ra-e'tion  al 

com  polite 

ad'dend§ 

stand'ard 

gir'-eu  lar 

de  nom'i  nat^ 

ra'ti  0  (-shi 

o)  in'te  ger 

di  ag'o  nal 

nu'mer  a'tor 

ra'di  us 

al'i  quot 

di  am'e  ter 

de  nom'i  na'toi 

102. 

Sound  of  c  =  s 

cell 

■eres'cent 

fan'ci  ful 

pop'u  lace 

cede 

pra-e'tice 

se'-ere  cy 

imlDe  cile 

mince 

pre  cede' 

in'ci  dent 

ap  pren'tice 

cease 

lu'ci  fer 

pre  ced'ing 

ex  cel'si  or 

trance 

va'-e9;n  cy 

pro  ce'dure 

ve  rac'i  ty 

Direction :  Note  that  c, 

when  followed  by 

e,  i,  or  y,  has  the 

sound  of  s ; 

the  cedilla  indicates  this  sound. 

103.  Dictation  Review 

The  prisoner  was  confined  in  a  cell.     Who  soweth 
good  seed  shall  surely  reap,  and  have  to  sell. 
Vegetables  are  kept  in  some  cellars. 
Spain  has  ceded  much  territory  to  other  nations. 


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104, 

Words 

CONTAINING    Ch 

chain 

char'ter 

li'-e/ien 

gham^ois 

chant 

chariQe 

an'ar-e/i  y 

9ha  rade' 

chime 

match'less 

•cArys'a  lis 

mus  taghe' 

chore 

parch'ment 

ar'-e/u  te-et 

av'a  lanche 

eon-e/i 

bach'e  lor 

-eAem'i  ^al 

9hiv'al  ry 

Direction :  Note  the  three  sounds  represented  by  ch. 


105. 


Kames  of  Games 


golf 

base'bair 

ten'nis 

mar'bleg 

chess 

foot'ball 

■erick'et 

check'er§ 

quoits 

leap'frog 

hock'ey 

bil7iard§ 

polo 

hop's^otch 

shin'ny 

dom'i  noe§ 

106. 

Words 

CONTAINING    CV 

^eil 

re  geive' 

sei'zure 

sleight 

seize 

re  Qeipt' 

lei'sure 

height'en 

seme 

de  Qeive' 

per  QezVe' 

hezf'er 

weird 

de  geit' 

for'ei^n 

weighty 

skem 

con  qeit' 

fSr'feit 

-eoun'ter  f  eit 

Direction :  Note  the  sounds  represented  by  ei. 


107. 


Dictation  Review 


Is  it  against  the  law  to  catch  fish  in  a  seine  f 
No  sane  man  would  go  to  sea  in  a  tub. 
His  parents  came  from  beyond  the  seas. 
But  pleasures  are  like  poppies  spread,  — 
You  seize  the  flower,  its  bloom  is  shed.  — Burns. 


108. 

Long 

Qape 

gowrd 

a'pex 

brooch 

Qa'ked 

re  volt' 

ra'tion 

a  dien 

lorg'er 

re  yiew 

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SPECIAL  EXERCISES  IN  PRONUNCIATION 

Long  Sounds  Accented 

neti'ter  pa'tri  ot 

neu'tral  ma'tron  ly 

pur  sue'  -eu'-eum  ber 

pur  suit'  as  pir'ant 

■eon -elude'        ap'para'tu^ 
Caution :  Do  not  substitute  a  sound  for  the  one  indicated, 

109.  Duplicated  Consonants  —  One  Sound 

an  nex'  pom'mel  at'ti  tude  -eom  mo'tion 

as  sent'  biir'roi^  in'no  Qent  -eom  mit'tee 

dab'ble  stag'ger  di  lem'ma  diff i  -eult 

med'dle  giz'zard  ap  prov'al  dis'so  lute 

spot'ted  sum'ma  ry  -eot'tag  er  ne  ges'si  ty 

Note:  Observe  that  the  vowel  sound  before  each  of  the 
duplicated  consonants  is  short;  this  is  generally  the  case  in 
English  words 

110.  "Italian  a" 

lawnch  gawnt  par'gel  sawn'ter 

hawnch  daimtless  part'ner  lawn'dry 

bearth  haz/nt'ing  gap'ing  laim'dress 

psaZm'ist  flai^nt'ing  be  baZF  par  ti'tion 

Caution ;  Do  not  substitute  "  short  a  "  for  the  "  Italian  a." 

111.  Vowel  Equivalents 

brew'er  un  rul'y  va  I'ise'  fa  t'i^ue' 

shrewdly  -eon'towr  ra  vine'  ob  Yique' 

frmt'ful  -eov'et  ous  you  fine'  ma  chine' 

brmying  gor'g^ous  sar  dine'  mag  a  zina' 


ilO  PROGRESSIVE    COURSE   IN   SPELLING 


SPECIAL   EXERCISES   IN   PRONUNCIATION 


112. 

Last  Syllables  Requiring  Attention 

label 

-eom'rade 

frag'ik 

li^'o  riQe 

lev'el 

bed'stead 

doQ'ile 

■eo w'ard  ige 

pan'el 

prin'^ess 

juVe  nile 

her'o  me 

mOr'sel 

seam'stress 

gen'ti  me 

Tuas'-eu  line 

marVel 

heYlow^ 

let'tuce  (-Is) 

med'i  Qine 

eoun'sel 

galloi^^ 

fer'rule 

• 

mer'-ean  til<» 

113. 

"Medial  a" 

pant 

laii9e 

nas'ty 

alas' 

task 

pranQe 

mas'sive 

a  g^ast' 

rasp 

graft 

mastiff 

en  chant' 

gasp 

brass 

•eas^ket 

en  hange' 

raft 

quaff 

al'ge  bra 

un  mask' 

Caution:  Do  not  substitute  "  short  a"  for  the  sound  indicatecL 
114.    "Short  o,"  "Medial  o,"  and  "Broad  a" 


mock 

•eM'os 

dawb 

bal'sam 

gos'pel 

proQ'ess 

swath 

bal'dri-e 

•  • 

trough 

phon'i-es 

fawlt'y 

*  • 

ac  -cost' 

di'a  logwe 

faw'^et 

■eaw'-eus 

be  gone" 

■eat'a  logz^e 

az^'burn 

•  • 

paw'per 

115. 

Modified 

Long  Vowels 

pal'sLte 

vol'ume 

s-erip'ture 

ad  ven'ture 

frig'ate 

ven'ture 

s-eulp'ture 

;:iir'ni  ture 

€li'mate 

tex'ture 

vi'6  late 

mis  for'ti^ne 

saw'sage 

ges'ture 

har'mo  ny 

de  par' ture 

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SPECIAL  EXERCISES  IN  PRONUNCIATION 


116* 

Sound  of  Accented  e,  i,  y  = 

=  ii 

Aerb 

hearse 

ear'nest 

pre  f  er' 

Term 

per'fe-et 

mer'maid 

un  heard' 

nerve 

ser'pent 

serv'ige 

per  spire' 

verse 

nier'91  f  ul 

vir'tue 

-eam'phor 

merge 

mer'-eu  ry 

myr'tle 

Qir  -euin  flex 

117. 

Words  containing  the  Sound 

of  sh 

surely 

spe'cies 

A'sia 

e  qua'tion 

sure'ty 

gen'sure 

A'sian 

de  fi'cient 

fic'tion 

pres'stire 

Rus'sia 

so'cia  bk 

an'cient 

Per'sia  (-sha) 

Rus'sian 

o'ce  an'i-e 

anx'ious 

Per'sian 

Prus'sian 

as  so'ci  ate 

118. 

Sound  of  n  =  ng 
■eon'qwer      ban'quet 
■eon'quest 
•eon'-eord 


Phonic  Equivalents 


Sound  of  s  =  z 

J. 

na'sal         dis  solve' 


j.'^ 


(>on  gress 
■eon''-eave 

119. 

€om'piex 

dis'-eount 

va'-eate 

■eon'strue 

mush'room 


dis  tm-et' 
dis  tin'guish 
lan'guage 
lan'guTd 


dis  ease' 
de  si^n' 
de  sist' 

X 

des  serf 


X 

scis'sors 

X  X 


dis  as'ter 

dis  cern'  (-zum') 

goose'ber  ry 


First  Syllables  Accented 

syr'inge         -eon'tra  ry 
pe'6  ny  ex'qui  site 

des'o  late       lu'di  -erous 
bu'reau  (-ro)  mis'chie  vous 
tableau  (-I0)  moun'tain  ou& 


pri  ma  ry 
irbra  ry 
in'te  orral 
bal'-eo  ny 
the' a  ter 


Caution :  Do  not  accent  these  words  on  the  second  syllablec 


112 


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SPECIAL  EXERCISES   IN  ACCENT   AND   SYLLABICATION 


120. 

gwi  tar' 
dis  ^ard' 
pre  tense' 
ex  ploit' 
ro  manQe' 
mus  taghe' 
pla  teau'  (-to') 


Second  Syllables  Accented 

re  sume' 
re  search' 
re  soi^rQ^es 
gi  raff  e' 

mu  se'um 

J. 

ho  ri'zon 


di  plo'ma 
um  brel'la 
ac  -eli'mate 
ty  ran'ni  -eal 
9y  lin'dri-e 
dis  syl'la  ble 
il  lus'tra  tive 


op  po'nent 
Caution :  Do  not  accent  the  first  syllables  of  these  words. 

121.         Words  containing  Three  Syllables 


fi'er  y 

Qel'er  y 

al  pa-e  a 

rev'el  ry 

sala  ry 

tre  men'dous 

ni'^e  ty 

gran'a  ry 

hick'6  ry 

po'et  ry 

pha'e  ton 

-eour'te  ous 

o'di  ous 

ar'se  ni-e 

•erit'i  Qism 

nov'el  ty 

an'gii  lar 

sep'a  rate 

om'e  let 

sin'gu  lar 

spe'cial  ty 

ven'i  son 

pros'per  ous 

o'ver  see' 

Caution:  Do 

not  pronounce  these  as 

words  of  two  or  four 

syllables. 

122. 

Words  op  Four  Syllables 

A.      /  1  •           -L 

or  di  na  ry 

dan^de  li'on 

anx  I'e  ty  (-zi'-) 

Qem'e  ter  y 

maor  no'Ii  a 

de  liv'er  y 

varti  a  h\e 

as  par'a  gus 

dis  -eov'er  y 

l^en'er  al  ly 

par'ti  Qi  pk 

im  me'di  ate 

ge  og'ra  phy 

ri  di-e'ti  lous 

tem'per  a  ture 

Caution:  Pronounce  these  as  words  oi  four  syllables. 


PART   TWO 


SECTION  2 

123. 

Typical  Syllables 

AND  Short  Vowels 

bevel 

ken'nel 

en  a-et' 

en  i\m  el 

pan'i€ 

fun'nel 

ex  tor 

in  hab'it 

eom'et 

em  blem 

in  dent' 

in  her 'it 

ton'sil 

^en'sus 

dis  se-et' 

em  bellish 

muffin 

-elas'si-e 

dis  gust' 

fan  tas'ti^ 

nap'kin 

■eoiii  ment 

dis  sent' 

in  -eor  re^t' 

Direction:  Note  tlie  uses  of  the  breve,  and  observe  that  all 
the  syllables  close  with  consonants. 

124-.     WOKDS    CONTAINING   LoNG    AND    ShORT   YowELS 


liloel 

/-I 

bo'nus 

um'pire 

o'ri  ole 

si'ren 

pa'thos* 

quag'mire 

me'di  um 

lu'Qid 

pro'test 

in  vade' 

pre  mi  um 

se'-eret 

blu'ing 

im  pure' 

pu'gil  ist 

ze'nith 

hy'brid 

nar  rate' 

mul'ti  tude 

Direction :  Note  the  use  of  the  macron. 

125,    "Long  Vowels"  and  "Modified  Long  Vowels' 

pi'rate              jo  -eose'              re  duge'  de  gree' 

vi'brate            se  ^ede'              re  -eline'  ve  neer' 

preriide           se  date'             re  -elaim'  pre  gise' 

prol^ate           se  -erete'            re  frain'  pre  sume' 

pri'mate           su  preme'          po  made'  pro  voke' 

Direction :  Observe  that  the  modified  macron  is  used  only  in 
anaccented  syllables. 

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PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 


126. 

Words  containing  Silent  Vowels 

de  base' 

pro  fane' 

re  gain' 

de  -elaim 

de  spise' 

de  fraud' 

re  peal' 

main  tain' 

pro'file 

•eon  vene' 

ob  tain' 

-eon  Qeive' 

bairil 

pre  -elude' 

do  main' 

fron'tier 

jearous 

pre  s-eribe' 

de  laine' 

dis  -eourse' 

Direction :  A  combination  of  two  vowels  in  one  syllable  is 
called  a  digraph.  Name  the  digraphs  above  j  tell  the  silent 
vowel  in  each. 


127.      Words  containing  Silent  Consonants 


foZks 

\mst\e 

i(;ran'gl6 

top'^not 

ficZget 

gris'^le 

^orin'kle 

^nit'ting 

Aourly 

bris'^le 

imi'mg 

i(;rist'band 

■eAem'ist 

tres'^le 

^(;rap'per 

si^ord'fish 

ra^ch'et 

re  gi^n' 

i^hole'sale 

Z^nick'^nack 

128. 

Typical 

Syllables 

■ea'per 

fen'nel 

pol  lute' 

ran'sack 

sa'ber 

fer'ret 

stock  ado' 

dan'druff 

■ea'ter 

plum'met 

di-e'tate 

pam'phlet 

■ea'ble 

pret'zel  (-sel) 

the'6  ry 

e  las'ti-e 

ga'bk 

sand'wich 

the'6  rem 

e  le-e'tri-e 

129. 

Peculiar  Word-forms 

■elank 

kink'y 

mold'er 

ter'ror 

gland 

drab'ble 

smoth'er 

trust'ing 

glair 

flus'ter 

pli'a  ble 

valleys 

hal'ter 

lending 

re  lapse' 

whith'er 

jan'gle 

blacking 

stum'ble 

yearning 

Direction :  Omit  first  letter  of  each  word ;  note  results 


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130. 

iass 


"Italian  a"  and  "Medial  a" 


ma'ni  a 


gala 


a  dult'  lar'va 

a  bode'  gar'bage 

a  main'  lar'board 

■ea  det'  be  -eaZm' 

a  ro'ma  -ea  tarrA' 

Direction :  Note  the  marks  used  to  indicate  "  Italian  a  "  and 
"  Medial  a,"  both  accented  and  obscured. 


blanch 

easting 

fast'ing 


di'a  le-et 
ma  la'ri  a 
ant  ar-e'ti-e 
sar'sa  pa  riFla 


131. 

taw'ny 

airspice 
fal'si  ty 

132. 


"Broad  o"  and  its  Equivalent  a 


al'der 
bawl'ing 
brawling 
ai(;e'some 
aw  ro'ra 


tbwart 
swarth'y 
hdiiigh'iy 
as  sault' 
al'ma  na-e 


ab  h5r' 
es  -e6rt' 
mor^'gage 
or  dain' 
tor  ment' 


Sounds  of  a  and  a 


wariop  squad'ron 

"wat'tk  yacAt'ing 

waffle  quad'rant 

sqnal'id  qiiad'ru  ped 

s-eal'lop  quad'ru  pie 

Direction :  Note  that  the  sound  of  a  is  equivalent  to  "  short  o. 

133.     "Long  oo,"  "Short  oo,"  and  Equivalents 


par  mg 
par'ent 
fair'ly 
barely 
re  pair' 


swab 

• 

squat 
swash 

• 

squab 
wan'ton 


€0  -eoon  -eroz^p 

bar  poon'  re  prove' 

sham  poo'  en  tom6' 

bal  loon'  un  -eowth' 
f  es  toon' 


■eozt'ri  er 


-eru'et 
pru'dent 
brut'ish 
■eru'^i  ble 
ru'di  ment 


wood'en 
foot'stool 
mulley 
bul'le  tin 
■erup'per 


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134. 

Sounds 

OF    U 

ju'rist 

mil  dew 

X            A             # 

u  surp 

burlap 

law 'suit 

-eur'few 

■eiirture 

work'man 

fu'tile 

s-eurVy 

vul'ture 

worm' wood 

im  ptite' 

■eur'dle 

nur'ture 

wor'thi  ly 

se  -elude' 

•• 

bur'dSck 

s-eulp'ture 

wor'ship  er 

135.     Phonic  Equivalents  indicated  by  Tilde 


al'tar 


loafer 


■ean'dor 


gird'er 


molar 

em'ber 

fer'vor 

gir'dle 

wiz'ard 

teth'er 

tu'tor 

fir'kin 

laggard 

bol'ster 

trai'tor 

na'dir 

sluggard 

ter  ri  er 

s-eulp'tor 

ta'pir 

Direction : 

Give  the  sounds 

of  er,  accented  and  unaccented 

136. 

Consonant  Markings 

drec^ge 

9y'^k 

dis  pla^e' 

wheth'er 

eringe 

sickle 

dis  please' 

breth'ren 

loc^g'er 

■erackle 

pag'i  if 

ex  ^ort' 

Typsum 

■e^ronl^ 

man'gle§ 

ex  er'tion 

A. 

giblets 

-eMs'^en 

bun'gles 

ex  emp'tioD 

Direction :  Give  the  sound  of  each  marked  consonant. 

137.     Marks  used  only  in  Unaccented  Syllables 

*de'al  mu'tu  al                        -eo  los'sal 

foli  age  -eus'to  dy                       -eo  lo'ni  al 

de  fi'ant  -eom'ple  ment                se-e're  ta  ry 

del'e  gate  mon'u  ment                  statji  to  ry 

ie  fend'ant  sup'ple  mgnt                 or'a  to  ry 

Directi-oix  .•  Tell  uses  of  modijied  macron  and  inverted  breve 


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138. 

Nouns 

IN 

THE  Singular 

hue 

vix'en 

re  sponse' 

■eov'er  let 

gill 

pes7l6 

plat'form 

J. 

tra  di'tion 

pier 

ter'race 

rev'er  le 

gra  da'tion 

helm 

flor'in 

hos'pi  tal 

pho'to  graph 

lyre 

min'ion  (-yun) 

u  ten'sil 

ex  per'!  ment 

Direction :  Form  the  plurals  of  these  words,  and  give  a  rule 


139. 


Nouns  op  Similar  Meaning 


lea 

mead'oio 

man'date 

-eom  mand' 

uuen 

man'ner 

build'ing 

ed'i  fige 

eraft 

-eun'ning 

u'ni  son 

har  mo  ny 

guard 

sen'ti  nel 

use'ful  ness 

u  tin  ty 

hege 

sov'er  eign 

e'vfl  do'er 

mal  e  fac'toi 

140. 

Exercise  in  : 

FORMING  Plurals 

a,  byss' 

treriis 

lob'by 

galler  y 

ab'scess 

for'tress 

sen'try 

va  ri'e  ty 

re  Qess' 

god'dess 

tro'phy 

ex  trem'i  ty 

mo  rass' 

Qy'press 

in'ju  ry 

in  firm  i  ty 

parish 

gen  ius  (-yus; 

)  -ean'o  py 

prom'on  to  •* 

Direction :  Form  plurals,  and  give  the  rules  which  are  applied 

141.  Dictation  Review 

The  bridge  is  supported  by  piers  of  masonry. 
And  I  peer  into  the  shadows, 
Till  they  seem  to  pass  away.  —  Bryant. 
Strike — for  your  altars  and  your  fires.  — Halleck 
To  alter  for  the  better  is  no  shame.  — Dryden. 


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PROGRESSIVE   COURSE   IN  SPELLING 


142. 

Word 

Building 

dive 

in  vest' 

a  maze' 

be  gzdle' 

shave 

•eon  sign' 

ad  mire' 

■eol  lide' 

choke 

-eon  vi-et' 

de  note' 

-eom  po§e 

hwdge 

per  sist' 

es  -eape' 

in  duQe' 

browse 

ex  tra-et' 

in  Qite' 

e  -elipse' 

Direction:   Form  past  tense  and  present  participle  of  these 
verbs  by  suffixing  -ed  and  -ing ;  apply  Rule  I,  page  90 


143. 


Yekbs  of  Similar  Meaning 


wail 

la  ment' 

throb 

pal'pi  tate 

ru'in 

•• 

rav'age 

fal'ter 

•  • 

heg'i  tate 

change 

trans  form' 

trans  gress' 

vi'6  late 

al  lege' 

as  serf 

hum'ble 

hu  mil'i  ate 

de  spond' 

de  spa/r' 

in  -erease' 

aug  ment' 

144. 

Word  Building  with  -ing 

douse 

con  form' 

im  pede' 

a  chieve' 

fid'dle 

con  front' 

re  pose' 

de  crease' 

fum'ble 

con  found' 

dis  prove' 

chal'lenge 

flour'ish 

com  pute' 

re  serve' 

em  bez'zle 

sniv'el 

con  dense' 

re  verse' 

in  ter  fere* 

145.  Homophones  Defined 

j  panCj  a  squa?'e  of  glass.  famtj  iveak ,  lacking  strength. 

j  pain,  distress ;  suffering.  [  feint,  false  shoio ;  pretense. 

hale,  healthy.  \  wav'ing,  moving  like  a  wave, 

hail, /rosen  vapor.  [  Waiv'ing,  giving  up  a  claim. 

Direction :  Write  sentences  containing  these  words. 


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146. 

Terms  used  ix  Grammar 

sub'je-et 

■eon  jun-e'tion 

im 

per'a  tive 

pred'i  -eate 

prep  0  si'tion 

de  -elar'a  tive 

a naly  sis 

in  ter  ie-e'tion 

in 

ter  rog'a  tiv6 

•eomple 

nient 

ap  p6  sftion 

ex 

■ela  ma'tion 

STib'stan  tive 

par  ti  gip'i  al 

ex 

■elam'a  to  ry 

147. 

Word  Buildixg 

* 

jag 

blnr 

de  bar'          em 

ibed' 

de  mur' 

lag 

fret 

de  ter'          -eon  -eur' 

re  bel' 

drag 

snub 

be  fit'            un 

stop 

re  mit' 

brag 

grip 

be  stir'          ac 

quit' 

out  wit' 

Direction:  Form  derivatives  by  suffixing  -ed  and  -ing ;  ol> 
serve  Rule  II,  page  92. 


148. 


Adjectives  of  Similar  Meaning 


slow 

slug'gish 

odd 

e-e  gen'tri-e 

trite 

corn'mon 

oil'y 

un-e'tu  ous 

roil'y 

tiir'bid 

youth'ful 

juVe  nile 

eas'y 

f agile 

not'ed 

11  lus'tri  ous 

hon'est 

sin  cere' 

skiirful 

dex'ter  ous 

149.  From  "Poor  Richard's  Almanac" 

'^  Want  of  care  does  more  damage  than  want  of 
knowledge."  "  He  that  riseth  late  must  trot  all  day, 
and  shall  scarce  overtake  his  business  at  night." 

"Experience  keeps  a  dear  school,  but  fools  will 
learn  in  no  other." 

"  Then  plow  deep  while  sluggards  sleep, 
And  you  shall  have  corn  to  sell  and  to  keep.*' 


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150.  Derivative  Adjectives 

bon'y  downy  wax'y  rust'y 

mir'y  mealy  show'y  mus'ty 

prog'y  jerk'y  man'ly  chat'ty 

s-eaFy  baZky  kindly  snuff'y 

snak'y  chunky  -elean'ly  stately 

Direction :  Write  the  comparative  and  superlative  forms. 

151.  Derivatives  spelled  by  Eule  I 

smok  y  soling  tubing  o  bliglng 

bluish  shaping  sizing  re  gedlng 

'slavish  sharing  siz'a  \Ae  re  traglng 

stylish  serving  sal'a  ble  re  viv'al 

ro'g^^ish  scaring  siz'zling  re  hears'a) 

Direction :  Show  how  Rule  I  is  applied  in  these  derivatives 

152.  Derivatives  spelled  by  Eule  II 

sad'cZen  ship'per  s^arrgd  ton'nage 

red'(ien  plotler  slurred  snap'pish 

hididen  fop'pish  stunned  shred'ded 

stabbed  sop'ping  rig'ging  pa  trolled 

Direction :  Show  how  Eule  II  is  applied  in  these  derivatives 

153.  Eule  III  to  be  Applied 

row'dy  ef  fi  gy  leak'y  spon'gy 

bel'fry  trag'e  dy  froth'y  flab'by 

pyg'my  for'ger  y  thrift'y  sul'try 

trea'ty  -eourle  sy  drear'y  Z:nightly 

Direction :  Write  plurals  of  the  nouns,  and  comparative  and 
mperlative  forms  of  the  adjectives. 


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154. 

Hud'son 
Can'a  da 
Que  be-e' 
Klon'dike 
St.  John's 

155. 

bo'a 

pam'pag 
sil  vag 
lla'nog 
lla'ma§ 

156. 

mazze 
moose 
squaw 
skunk 


/^ 


In  British  and  Danish  America 

do  min'ion     -eod'fish.  Greenland 

whal'er  Iceland 

i'91  ness  gey'serg 

fri  gid'i  ty  li'-eAeng 

Newloiind  land  gla'cier§ 


prov  mge 
dis'tri-et 
er'mme 
wal'rus  es 


From  Geography  op  South  America 


Rfo 

Chile 
L'fma 
Qi^'fto 
Bra  zil 


^1/ 


veg  e  ta'tion 
lux  u'ri  ant 
me  diQl  nal 
vol  -ea'noeg 
pi  a  teau§' 


An  de'an 

Am  a  zo'ni  an 

Pe  ruVi  an 
..       /^ 

Pan'a  ma' 

<^ 

€ay  enne' 


Words  of  American  Origin 


puma 
plan'tam 
gua'no  (gwa'-) 
gu'aVa  (gwa'-) 


po  ta'to 
to  ba-e'co 


^an'ni  bal 
hur'ri  -eane 
mo-e'ca  sin 
cho-e'o  late  o  pos'sum 


-ea  -ea'o 


€a  noe*"         pueblo  (pw6b'-)   ^in  -e/io'na  rac  -eoon' 


157. 


Homophones 


quire,  24  sheets  of  paper. 
,  choir,  a  hand  of  singers. 
min  er,  one  who  mines. 
mi  nor,  one  under  legal  age. 
dy  ing,  expiring. 
dyeing,  coloring. 


\  sig'net,  a  seal. 

\  Cyg'net,  a  young  swan, 

J  Weth'er,  a  sheep. 

i  Weath'er,  state  of  the  air, 

Ses'sion,  a  sitting. 

- 

Ces'sion,  a  giving  up. 


Direction :  Use  these  homophones  in  sentences. 


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159. 

In  the  Be 

JTISH  Isles 

ab'bey 

Brit'am 

me  trop'o  lis 

tex'tile§ 

Lon'don 

Thames  (t6mz) 

in'dus  trie§ 

Ox'ford 

West'min  ster 

tnon'ar-eA  y 

GRuihYidge           man  u 

f ac'to  rig§ 

eom'nnong 

Glks'goio 

u  ni  ver'si  tie§ 

par'lia  menl 

i         Bel  fast' 

Kd'm  burgh  (-bur  o) 

160. 

Words  from  the  Anglo-Saxon 

1 

baZk 

hav^YOio 

felly 

bur'y 

€Ove 

buck'et 

fath'om 

for 18rn 

■ereak 

bee'tle 

blad'der 

mowrnlng 

iiend 

be  head' 

be  hind' 

be  reave' 

breast 

be  tween' 

be  smear' 

be  queath' 

161. 

Words  of  Anglo-Saxon  Origin 

foul 

fos'ter 

hol'loi^ 

for'ti  eth 

freak 

fickle 

hun'gry 

fif  ti  eth 

hov'el 

hag'gle 

glar'ing 

hand'i  -eraft 

ladle 

hag'gard 

hand'-euff 

neigh'bor  ly 

liv'er 

homely 

hun'dredth 

wil'der  ness 

162. 

Words 

All  words  are  pegs  to  hang  ideas  on.  —  Beecher. 
"  Words  are  the  only  things  that  last  forever." 
"  Kind  words  are  benedictions.     They  are  not  only 
instruments  of  power,  but  of  benevolence  and  cour- 
tesy ;  blessings  both  to  the  speaker  and  hearer.'* 

^  By  Anglo-Saxon  is  meant  the  language  spoken  in  England  after  the 
invasion  of  Britain  by  the  German  tribes  in  the  fifth  and  sixth  centuries, 
and  before  the  Norman  conquest  in  the  eleventh  century. 


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163.  Words  of  Celtic  Origin 

The  Celts  were  an  ancient  race  of  people  who  once  occupied 
a  great  part  of  western  Europe,  and  whose  descendants  are 
Qow  found  in  Ireland,  Wales,  and  the  Highlands  of  Scotland. 


babe 

loop 

■eab'in 

rib'bon 

bump 

tack 

€ra'dle 

spig'ot 

drab 

prong 

dock'et 

goggles 

hvogue 

Z:noll 

Z:nuck'k 

bar'racka 

crock 

slou^/i 

Woidgebn 

drucZg'er  y 

164. 

From  the  Geography  op  Erance 

vm^'yardg 

Pa 

ri'§ians 

■cAeml  cal§ 

vnn'tage 

ar 

tis'tic 

por'ge  lam 

silk'worms 

com  mer'cial 

miri  ta  ry 

QQull)er  ry 

in 

telli  gent 

for'ti  fi  -ea'tion* 

Qham  pa^ne 

'              f  ash'ion  a  ble 

ar'-e/ii  te-e  ture 

165. 

Words 

OF  Erench  Origin 

fran-e 

boblDin 

boi^  qz^e^' 

bur  lesqwe' 

def^n 

bal'dri-e 

-ero  o^itoff 

gro  tesqwe' 

blouse 

dun'g^on 

buf  M 

cham'pi  on 

el'iqi^e 

^ha  grin' 

bru  nette' 

-eav  a  Ker' 

mor'tise 

-ea  prige' 

€0  (lUQiie 

ghan  de  Ker 

166.     Words  of  the  Same  or  Similar  Sound 

leaf,  part  of  a  plant.  f  -CUr'rent,  a  stream. 

.lief,  gladly;  willingly.  L-eur'rant,  a  fruit. 
key,  for  a  lock.  -Can  Vas,  cloth  for  sails. 

quay,  a  wharf.  I  -Can'vass,  to  examine;  to  solicit 

sweet,  as  sugar.  I  -Caren  dar,  an  almanac. 

suite,  of  rooms,  {-eduY^T].  der,  a  hot  press. 


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French  Wobds  in  Common  Use 


167. 

fete  (fat),  a  festival. 
ca  f  e  (ka'fa'),  a  restaurant. 
pas  se  (pa'sa^),  past,  faded. 
soiree  (swa'ra^),  evening  party 
trOWp6,  company  of  actors. 
de  bris  (da'bre'),  rubbish. 


de  but  (da'bu'),  first  attempt, 

^ha'peau^  (rV^'), «  hat. 

cha  teau  (sha'to'),  country  seat, 

mat'i  nee'  (-na^,  an  entertain^ 
ment  held  in  daytime. 

p6r'tiere'(-tyar'),  curtain  hang- 
ing across  a  doorway. 


168. 

Anglicized  French 

Words 

belle 

lock'et 

a  dieu 

sur  ren'der 

niche 

•eor'set 

en  dorse' 

■eolleagwe 

plaqwe 

■eour'age 

en  gross' 

ren'dea;  vows  (ran'-) 

irieze 

de'po^ 

-ero  ^he^' 

et'i  qi^ette 

bruige 

loz'enge 

par  qicef 

fri-e'as  see' 

169.  Words  of  Similar  Meaning  from 

Different  Languages 


Anglo-Saxon 

French 

Anglo-Saxon 

French 

fod'der 

for'age 

old 

an  tiqwe' 

worn  en  (wim'-) 

dames 

house 

man'sion 

stead 

lieu 

nim'ble 

Sigile 

rough. 

brusque 

sick'ness 

mdYsb  dy 

lady 

mis'tress 

be  gin'ner 

nov'iQe 

170. 

Language 

A  language  grows  and  is  not  made.  —  Lowell. 

There  is  no  tracing  the  connection  of  ancient  na 
tions  but  by  language ;  and,  therefore,  I  am  always 
sorry  when  any  language  is  lost,  because  language.^ 
are  the  pedigree  of  nations.-   Johnson. 


PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 


\U 


171. 

In  the  Scandinavian  Co 

UNTRIES 

Danes 

Danish 

king'doms 

pen  in'sti  lar 

Lapps 

Swed'ish 

gla'ciers 

Stock'holm 

Finns 

J. 

i'ron 

gla'cial 

€o'pen  ha'gen 

dune§ 

ore 

fiord  (fyord) 

Nor  we'gmn§ 

inarsh'eg 

fleets 

sea'men 

S-ean  di  na'vi  an§ 

172. 

Words  oi 

r  Scandinavian 

Origin 

gale 

baffle 

kid'nap 

lunch'eon 

lurch 

dap'ple 

s-euffle 

rein'deer 

biilg^ 

dim 'pie 

floun'der 

grey 'hound 

churn 

jab'ber 

flip'pant 

rig'ma  role 

booth 

das'tard 

welcoine 

bulVark 

173.    In  the  Geography  of  the  Netherlands 

Rhine  low'lands  -eom'merQe 

dikes  thrift'y  shipl)uild  ing 

€a  nals'  clean'li  ness  mer'chant  m^i 

wind'mills  in  dus'tri  al  mer'chan  di§e 

o'ver  flow  al  luVi  al  pos  §es'sion§ 


174. 


Homophones 


herd,  of  cattle. 

.  heard,  did  hear. 


■core,  inner  part. 

-corps,  ^ody  of  troops. 

seam,  line  of  junction. 
.  seem,  to  appear. 

teat,  an  exploit. 
.  feet,  plural  of  foot. 

Direction :  Use  these  homophones  in  orio^inal  sentences. 


[breach,  a  gap;  a  break. 
[  breech,  the  hinder  part. 
I  -eruise,  to  sail  back  and  forth. 
L  crews,  ships'  companies. 


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PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 


175. 

sloop 
griiff 
ahoy' 
aloof 
tat  too' 

176. 

Kai'^er 
Berlin 
Ham'burg 
Mu'ni^A 
Leip'zig  (-sik) 

177. 


Words  from  Dutch  Language 


ballast 

der'rick 

dap'per 

loi'ter 

horster 


ea'sel 

inea'§le§ 

wam's-eot 

land's-eape 

hogsliead 


■elmk'er 
-ea  boose' 
i'§in  glass 
be  lea'gi^er 
e  lope'ment 


In  the  History  of  Germany 


im  mense 
miri  ta  ry 
e  quip'ment 
mu  §i'ciaii§ 
^el'e  brat'ed 
Usage  Compared 


— / 


mu  §e  um§ 
lifer  a  ture 
edu  -ea'tion 
sci'en  tif  Ic 
com  puFso  ry 


English  American 

stok'er  fire'man 

luggage  baggage 

turn 'out'  siding 

shunting  switch'ing 

tram  street  car 


English 

gward 
driv'er 
bod'i^e 
top'-eoat 
ga  losh' 


Ame7ncan 

con  du-e'tor 
en  gi  neer' 
waist 
o'ver  coat 
o'ver  shoe 


178. 


Books 

My  books  are  friends  that  never  fail  me.  — Carlyli  . 

A  book  is  a  garden.  A  book  is  an  orchard.  A 
book  is  a  storehouse.  A  book  is  a  party.  It  is  com- 
pany by  the  way ;  it  is  a  counselor ;  it  is  a  multitude 
of   counselors.  —  Beecher. 

No  book  is  worth  anything  which  is  not  worth 
much;  nor  is  it  serviceable  until  it  has  been  read, 
and  re-read.  —  RusKiN. 


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12T 


179. 

lem'6n§ 
^it'rons 
surphur 
quar'ri6S 

statue§ 

180. 

floss 

breve 

vis'ta 

quo'ta 

mot'to 


In  the  Geography  of  Italy 


paint'ings 
mo  sa'i-es 
gon'do  la 
gon'do  Izer' 
ma-e  a  ro'ni 


Rome 

Na'ples 

Ven'iQe 

Flor'enge 

Lat'in 


la  goon' 
■eam'e  o 


"Words  from  the  Italian 

ban'dit 

bun'ion 

fres'-eo  -eu'po  la 

grot'to  pi  az'za 

stu-e'co  por'ti  -eo 


Ro'man 
Ne'a  poPi  tan 
Ye  ne'tian 
Flor'en  fine 
Vat'i  -eg-n 

i'so  late 
mirii  ner 
re  gat'ta 
min'i  a  ture 
•ear'i  -ea  ture 


181. 

al'to 
so'lo 
trfo 
duet' 


bar  y  tone 
■eon  tral'to 
li  bret'to 
or  a  toTi  o 


Terms  relating  to  Music 

quar  tet'  op'er  a 

quin  tet'  so  na'ta 

ses  tet'  -ean  ta'ta 

pi  an'o  so  pra'no 

Direction:  Consult  a  dictionary  for  the  meaning  of  unfa 
miliar  words,  and  note  the  fact  that  all  these  words  are  derived 
from  the  Italian. 

182.  Homophones 

rigntj  not  wrong. 


so,  in  such  a  manner. 
SOW,  to  scatter,  as  seed, 
sew,  to  join  by  a  thread. 
sear,  to  burn. 
sere,  dry,  withered. 
seer,  a  prophet. 
cere,  to  cover  with  wax. 


rite,  a  ceremony. 
Wright,  a  loorkman. 
write,  to  express  by  letters, 
boll,  a  pod. 
bole,  trunk  of  a  tree. 
bowl,  a  kind  of  basin. 


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PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 


183. 

Unaltered  Latin  Words 

a-e'tor 

ten'or 

tu'mor 

janl  tor 

€ap'tor 

vig'or 

spon'sor 

nrionl  tor 

re-e'tor 

rig'or 

liq'i^or 

nar  ra'tor 

fa-e'tor 

ju'ror 

lan'gwor 

su-e  ges'sor 

do-e'tor 

or'a  tor 

-elan'gor 

■eon'qwer  ct 

Direction : 

Pronounce  these  words,  giving  final  or  the  sound 

of  er. 

184. 

Unaltered  Latin  Words 

bo'nus 

o'men 

tor'por 

tes  talor 

vi'rus 

-eon'sul 

tre'mor 

trans  la' tor 

vigil 

ros'trnm 

■eara  mus 

agl  ta  tor 

fun'gus 

fa  ri'na 

in'ter  im 

e(ru  -ea  tor 

sta'tus 

squaror 

pro  spe-e'tns 

gladl  a  tor 

185.       Synonyms  from 

Different  Languages 

Anglo-Saxon 

Latin 

Anglo-Saxon 

Latin 

inn 

ho  tel' 

glowing 

fer'vent 

stiif 

rigid 

winding 

tor'tu  ous 

steal 

pur  loin' 

yearly 

an'/iu  al 

knave 

villain 

haired 

en'mi  ty 

death 

de  Qease' 

shrewd 

sa  ga'cious 

186.  Memory  Gems  on  Eeading 

The  habit  of  reading  is  the  only  enjoyment  I  know 
in  which  there  is  no  alloy.  It  lasts  when  all  other 
pleasures  fade.  —  Trollope. 

No  matter  what  his  rank  or  position  may  be,  the 
lover  of  books  is  the  richest  and  the  happiest  of  the 
children  of  men.  — Langford. 


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187. 

for'mu  la 
im'pe  tus 
pro  vi'so 
ap  pen'dix 


/' 


UlSrALTERED    LaTIN    WoRDS 

im'i  ta  tor  -eom  pos'i  tor 

lib'er  a  tor  in  qiiig'i  tor 

vi'o  la  tor  pro  gen'i  tor 

in'sti  ga  tor  in  ter  ^es'sor 

ar'bi  tra  tor  in  ves'ti  ga  tor 


pan  a  9e  a 

188.       Synonyms  from  Different  Languages 


Anglo-Saxon 

drink 

kingly 

starved 

warlike 

green'ness 

189.    Singular  and 


Latin 

im  bibe' 

roy'al 

fam'ished 

mar'tial 

ver'diire 


Anglo-Saxon 


Latin 


am'i  -ea  ble 
de  lin'e  ate 
SI  miri  tude 
-ea  prfcious 
pe  des'tri  an 

Plural  Forms  from  Latin 


friendly 

outline 

like'ness 

freakish 

walk'er 


axis 
ba'sis 
o  a'sis 
fo'-eus 
-ea-e'tus 


_/— 


axe§ 
ba'ses 


X 

/    — 


o  ase§ 

foVi 

■ea-e'ti 


ter 'mi  nus 
stra'tnm 
ver'te  bra 
an  ten'na 


ter'mi  ni 
stra'ta 

ver'te  brae  (e) 
an  ten'nae  (e) 


190. 

bale,  a  package. 
bail  J  surety. 
gage,  a  pledge. 
gauge,  to  measure. 
fain,  gladly. 
lane,  a  temple. 
,  feign,  to  pretend. 


mem  o  ran'dum  mem  o  ran'da 

Homophones 

I  stake,  a  stick;  a  icager. 
I  steak,  a  slice  of  meat. 
j  raze,  to  demolish. 

I  raise,  to  lift  up. 

prays,  beseeches. 
praise,  to  commend. 
preys,  seizes. 


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PROGRESSIVE   COURSE  IN  SPELLING 


191. 

rai'gms 
aZ'monds 
me  r'f  no 
SI  er  ra 
pen  in'su  la 

192. 

las'so 
•eor  rar 
sher'ry 
bro  -cade' 
■eap  size' 


Fbom  Spanish  Geography 

•eour'te  sy 
no  bin  ty 
Al  ham'bra 
Gi  bral'tar 


ir  ri  o-ate 
ir  ri  ga'tion 
ir'ri  ga  ble 
peas'ant  ry 
ig'no  ranee 


Med'i  ter  ra'ne  an 
Words  of  Spanish  Origin 


ba  na'na 
va  niria 

flo  tin! 

em  ba/go 
mu  lat'to 


91  gar 
gran  dee' 
firi  gree 
gi^er  riria 
lar'i  at 


ar  ma'da 
bra  va'do 
des  per  a'do 
am  bus  ^ade' 
durgi  mer 


193.       Synonyms  from  Different  Languages 


Anglo-Saxon 

thick'et 

bow 

end 

hides 

law'fnl 

lastly 


Latin 

-eopse 

o  bei'sance 

ter'mi  nus 

pel'tries 

le'gal 

fi'nal  ly 


Anglo-Saxon 

boyish 
fa'tlier  ly 
moth'er  ly 
broth'er  ly 
broth'er  hood 
f  ore'f  a  ther 


Latin 

pu'er  ik 

Pa  ter'nal 
ma  ter'nal 
fra  ter'nal 
fra  ter'ni  ty 
an'ges  tor 


194. 


Gems  from  Longfellow 

"  Nature  paints  not 
In  oils,  but  frescoes  the  great  dome  of  heaven 
With  sunsets,  and  the  lovely  forms  of  clouds." 

"  Silently,  one  by  one  in  the  infinite  meadows  oi 

heaven,  [the  angels." 

Blossomed  the  lovely  stars,  the  forget-me-nots  oi 


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131 


195. 

In  the  History 

OF  Eastern  Europe 

Slav§ 

SI  a  Yon'ic 

mosqi^e 

pi-e'tur  esqwe' 

Greece 

Gre'cian 

myths 

my  there  gy 

czar 

cza  fi'na 

tem'pleg 

Qiv'i  li  za'tion 

surtan 

sul  ta'na 

rerics 

ar'-eM  peFa  go 

des'pot 

des'pot  i^m 

an'cient 

Mo  ham'med  an 

196. 

Words  of 

Greek  Origin 

aZm§ 

•eri'sis 

■eom'e  dy 

an'e-e  dote 

bom& 

•eAo'ral 

■e^a  ot'ic 

an'ti  dote 

-eAOrd 

•eaws'tic 

•  • 

de-e'ade 

■e^rys'a  lis 

■eAyk 

•ear  toon' 

de-e'a  gon 

€Aronl  cle 

•eAyme 

ne-e'tar 

pen'ta  gon         -ea  the'dral 

197. 

Synonyms  from 

Different  Languages 

/ -^^ 

Greek 

Latin 

Anglo-Saxon 

Greek 

base 

ped'es  tal 

chew 

mas'ti  cate 

fran'tic 

rav'ing 

mad'ness 

fren'zy 

e  pis'^le 

let'ter 

spring'y 

e  las'tic 

ex  ot'ic 

for'ei^n 

dis  like' 

an  tip'a  thy 

ex  0  dus 

de  par'ture 

time'piece 

-ehro  nom  e  ter 

198. 


■east,  to  throw. 

.-easte,  a  fixed  rank. 

beer,  a  malt  liquor. 

bier,  a  device  used  at  funerals. 

teem,  to  abound. 

team,    animals    harnessed    to 
gether. 


Homophones 

peak,  top  of  a  mountain. 

m 

.pique,  grudge;  spite. 
draft,  an  order  for  money. 

draught  (or  draft),  act  of 

drawing. 
mar'shal,  a  commander. 

mar'tial,  warlike. 


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199. 

nymph 

sphinx 

phra§e 

phase 

phlegm 


Ph-,  A  Sign  of  Greek  Origin 

phy§'i-e8  epl  taph  heml  sphere 

blas'phe  my    ge  og'ra  phy 
pho  netlc        phi  los'o  phy 
pro  phet'ic      phi  los'o  pher 
phos'phor  us  phe  nom'e  nbn 


graph'ic 
phoe'nix 
phar'ynx 
zeph'yr 


Direction :  Consult  a  dictionary  for  the  meaning  of  words. 


200. 

pitch 

vow'el 

vo'-eal 

na'gal 

stan'za 

201. 

tan'ner 

tin'ner 

cut'ter 

fit'ter 

por'ter 

ex'pert 


Terms  used  in  Teaching  E-eading 
€6m'pass  mon'o  tone      an  tith'e  sis 


sub  vo'-eal 
as'pi  rate 
•eon'so  nant 
o'ro  tund 


gut'tur  al 
em  phat'ic 
em'pha  sis 
em'pha  size 


an  ti  thet'ic 
mod  u  la'tion 
in  flec'tion 


ut'ter  an^e 

Erom  a  Daily  Paper, —  "  Wanted  " 

trim'mer         coach'man  in  spec'tor 

watch'man 
sales'man 
drawghts'man 


roofer 

pick'ler 

bot'tler 

phim&'er 

team'ster 


man'ag  er 


de  si^n'er 

202.  Quotation  from  Whittier 

"  Our  fathers'  God  !    from  out  whose  hand 
The  centuries  fall  like  grains  of  sand, 
We  meet  to-day,  united,  free, 
And  loyal  to  our  land  and  Thee, 
To  thank  Thee  for  the  era  done, 
And  trust  Thee  for  the  opening  one." 


con  trac'tor 
type'writ  er 
lin'o  tj^'ist 
house'keep  er 
sales'wom  an 


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203.        From  a  Daily  Paper,  —  "Wanted" 
gla'zier  (-zher)        es'ti  ma  tor  ste  nog'ra  pher 


mil  r  Wright 
ac  -eount'ant 
op  ti'cian 
am'a  t^ur' 
em  ploy  ee' 


ad^ver  tig'er 
dec'o  ra'tor 
dem'on  stra'tor 
com  posl  tor 
te  leg'ra  pher 


cor 're  spond'ent 
su'per  in  tend'ent 
elec  tri'cian 
stat'is  ti'cian 
vet'er  i  na'ri  an 


204.   Words  ending  with  the  Sound  of  er,  or  of  ar 


iriar 

vic'ar 

so'lar 

tar'tar 

vuFgar 

205. 

host'ess 

/ieir'ess 

hunt'ress 

waitress 

count'ess 


fi^er 

me'ter 

o'^Aer 

spe-e'ter 

scep'ter 


■elam'or 
-eas'tor 
vis'or 
spon'sor 
the'a  ter 


a -ere 
o'gre 
Iti'-ere 
mas'sa  -ere 
sep'ul  -e/ier 


Feminine  Nouns  ending  in  -ess 

a-e'tress  mur'der  ess       proph'et  ess 

sor'^er  ess 


gi  ant  ess 
ate'thor  ess 
pa'tron  ess 
tai'lor  ess 


dea'-eon  ess 
gov'ern  ess 
bar'on  ess 


pre  ^ep'tress 
pro  te^'tress 
in  stru-e'tress 
shep'Aerd  ess 


Diiection :  Write  the  masculine  noun  related  to  these. 


206. 

frest,  repose. 
i  Wrestj  to  take  by  violence. 
I  climb,  to  ascend. 
Uune,  a  region. 

Vice,  loickedness. 

Vise,  a  mechanical  tool. 


Homophones 


r  g?/ise,  appearance. 
[guys,  ropes. 

Qen'ser,  a  jar  for  incense. 
,  qen'sor,  a  critic. 

m  dlte',  to  compose. 

in  diet',  to  charge  with  crime. 


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207. 

From  the 

Geography  of  . 

A.SIA 

dri'est 

ster'ik 

min'a  ret 

mi  ka'do 

wet'test 

fer'tile 

vol  -ean'i-e 

man'da  rm 

hottest 

ban'yan 

no  mad'i-e 

tem'per  ate 

high'est 

la-e'gwer 

do  mes'ti-e 

A'si  at'i^  (-shl-) 

larg'est 

ja  panned' 

pop'ti  lous 

Ce  les'tial  (-ehal) 

208. 

Words  from  Asiatic  Languages 

Hebrew 

Persian 

Arabic 

Arabic 

sa'tan 

di  van' 

sliezk 

naph'tha 

mai^dnin 

az  ure  (azh'-)      mjT^rh 

•ear'mme 

cher'ub 

haz'ard 

al'^ove 

elix'ir 

ser'aph 

jas'mine 

sher'bet 

ar'se  nal 

sabl)at]i 

par'a  dise 

na'dir 

as  sas'sin 

ju^bi  lee 

law'da  num        ze'nith. 

mas'qwer  ade' 

Direction 

:   Consult  a  dictionary  for  the 

)  meaning  of  unfa- 

miliar  words 

;. 

209. 

Words 

FROM  Arithmetic 

•ea  pa^'i  ty 

rad' 

i  ^al 

poly  g5n 

per  Qent'ag 

e             spe 

Qif'ic 

di  men'sions 

in  dorse'ment          ev'o 

1  lii'tion 

men  su  ra'tion 

• 

pro  in  is  so  : 

ry           inVo  lu^tion 

quad'ri  lat'er  al 

part'ner  ship           ap  prox'i  mate 

mis'^el  la'ne  ous 

210.   Last  Syllables 

WITH  Obscure  Short  Vowels 

pli'ant 

pat'ent 

0  ri  ent 

ra'di  ant 

ten'ant 

tan'gent 

o-e'gi  dent 

re^'re  ant 

va'grant 

pag'eant 

em'i  nent 

reFe  vant 

pen'nant 

rai'ment 

le'ni  ent 

sup'pli  ant 

poi^Ti'ant 

pen'ance 

lin'i  ment 

ap  pel'lant 

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211.   Latin  Words  and  Anglo-saxon  Equivalents 


Latin  Anglo-Saxon 

mag'ni  fy,  to  make  great 

morii  fy,     to  make  Soft 

for'ti  fy,     to  make  strong 
dig'ni  fy,    to  make  worthy 
re-e'ti  fy,     to  make  right 


Latin  Anglo-Saxon 

OS'SI  fy,  to  make  boiiy 

Sturti  fy,  to  make  f oolish 

san-e'ti  fy,  to  make  holy 
dis  quari  fy,  to  make  unfit 
tes'ti  fy,         to  bear    witness 


212.     Word  Analysis  —  Suffix  -fy  =  to  make 


rar'e  f y 

liq'ue  fy            qev\i  iy 

ain  pli  fy 

f  al'si  f  y 

pu'tre  fy           sim'pli  fy 

-elas'si  fy 

jus'ti  fy 

spegl  fy            pa^'i  fy 

beau'ti  fy 

pu'ri  f y 

glo'ri  fy            stu'pe  fy 

in  ten'si  fy 

vil'i  fy 

-elarify             typify 

di  ver'si  fy 

Direction : 

Show  how  -fy  modifies  the  meaii 

ing  of  root-words. 

213. 

Troublesome  Endings 

ab'sti  nent 

de  fi'ant 

com  pla'^ent 

CO  her'ent 

com  pli'ant 

con  cur'rent 

com'pe  tent 

im  por'tant 

con  sist'ent 

dif  fi  dent 

at  tend'ant 

di  ver'gent 

diri  gent 

con  cord'ant 

prev'a  lent 

Direction:  Form  nouns  by  changing  t  final  to  ce. 
214.  Homophones 


'  gild,  to  adorn. 
guild,  an  association. 
gilt,  gilding. 
guilt,  criminality. 
ewe  (u),  a  female  sheep 


[  yew, 


a  tree. 


f  plum,  a  fruit. 
[  plumb,  perpendicular, 
[soar,  tofy  aloft. 
L  sore,  tender;  painful. 
coarse,  rough ,  gross. 
.  course,  way ;  manner. 


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215,   Words  of  Latin  Origii^  ending  in  -able 


tra-e'ta  ble, 
paFpa  ble, 
port'a  ble, 
ir'ri  ga  ble, 
vurner  a  ble, 


Able  to  he 

led 

felt 

carried 

watered 

wounded 


lawd'a  ble, 
-eurpa  ble, 
a'mi  a  ble, 
ex'e  era  ble, 
des'pi  -ea  ble, 


Worthy  to  hn 

praised 

blamed 

loved 

accursed 

despised 


216.    Words  of  Latin  Origin  ending  in  -ible 


visl  ble, 
aw'di  ble, 
flex'i  ble, 
leg'i  ble, 
tan'gi  ble. 


Capable  of  being 

seen 

heard 

bent 

read 

touched 


ed'i  ble, 
plaw'si  ble, 
-ered'i  ble, 
eri  gi  ble, 
per  mis'si  ble, 


That  may  bt 

eaten 

approved 

believed 

chosen 

permitted 


217,      Derivatives  ending  in  -able  or  -ible 
mail'a  ble 


nav'i  ga  ble 
ex  -eu^'a  ble 
re  ceiv'a  ble 
re  dug'i  ble 


a-e  Qept'a  ble 
ap'pli  -ea  ble 
■eol  le-et'i  ble 
re  vers'i  ble 
ex  Jmust'i  ble 


pro  dug  i  ble 
per  qep'ti  ble 
de  stru-etl  ble 
re  me'di  a  ble 
ap  pre'ci  a  ble 


218.     Marks  used  in  Writing  and  Printing 


dash,  — 
brace,  \ 
■ear'et,  A 
■eom'ma,  , 
€o'lon,  : 
pe'ri  od,  . 


hy'phen,  - 
se-e'tion,  § 
dag'ger,  t 
el  lip'sis, 
brack'ets,  [  ] 
par'al  lel§,   || 


tP         "TV*         ^ 


in'dex,  j|^°*    |    as'ter  isk. 


* 


9ir'-eum  flex,  a 
par'a  graph,  ^ 
di  oer'e  sis  (-er'-),  • 
sem'i  -eo'lon,  ; 
a  pos'tro  phe,  ' 
ex'-ela  ma'tion,  ! 
in  ter'ro  ga'tion. 


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219.     The  Use  of  the  Diuresis  axd  Hyphen 


a  heavy-faced  type 
a  local-option  bill 
an  up-to-date  edition 
a  well-educated  people 
preeml  nent  (pre  6m'-)   a  fire-insurance  policy 
Note:  The  diaeresis  is  used  on  the  last  of  two   adjacent 
vowels  to  indicate  that  both  are  sounded.     The  hyj^hen  is  used 
between  words  compounded  to  form  an  adjective.. 


zool'o  gj  (z6  61'-) 
coer'cion  (eoer'-) 
reen  force'  (re 'en-) 
reor'gan  ize  (re  or'-) 


220. 


Troublesome  Terminations 


in'Qense 

■elaim'ant 

aw'di  ence 

li'^enss 

immi 

[  grant 

am  bu  lance 

es'senge 

Tuis'-ere  ant 

ad  mit'tance 

se'quen^e 

ac  quainfange 

be  nev'o  lence 

1^ 

of  iense 

al  legmnqe 

ex  trav'a  gance 

221. 

Words  used  ix  Physiology 

sin'ew 

ret'i  na 

mem  brane 

nu'tri  ment 

tis'sue 

-eor'ne  a 

ab  do'men 

nu  trf  tious 

tho'rax 

cu'ti  cle 

di'a  phra^m 

con  ta'gious 

fra-e'ture 

aw'ri  cle 

car'ti  lage 

sanl  ta  ry 

ster'num 

ven'tri  cle 

bron'-eM  al 

ep  i  dem  ic 

222. 

Words  containing  c 

zin-e 

-ean'Qer 

va-e'^me 

Tnu'91  lage 

du^t 

•€on'9ert 

pres'ence 

dis'ci  plme 

mul-et 

-co  lo^ne' 

nui'sance 

gym  nas'tic 

dguQe 

in  Qite' 

Yict'iiah 

Qer'e  mo  ny 

elsiU^e 

lat'tiQg 

lu'na  9y 

suf  f  i^e' 

de  vi^e' 

i^ouYtiqe 

e-e'sta  sy 

sa-e'ri  fice  (-fiz) 

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223. 

€ori-e 

drop'sy 
gan'grene 


Diseases  —  Words  of  Greek  Origin 

quin'gy  -e^orer  a  pa  ral'y  sis 

ty'phus  lep'ro  sy  hys  te'ri  a 

ty  phoid  pleu'ri  sy         pnet  mo'ni  a 

joAtAis'ic  bron  -e^ftis      sci  at'i  -ea 

na2/se  a  (-she-)  rAeu'ma  tigm  dys  pep'si  a 


224.     Adjectives  from  the  Latin  with  Suffix  -ous 


tim'or  ous, 
lu'mi  nous, 
stren'u  ous, 
ma  li'cious, 
aw  da'cious, 

225. 

filDrous 
poi'son  ous 
treach'er  ous 
rap'tur  ous 
fie  tftious 


Full  of 

fear 

light 

action 

badness 

boldness 


Full  of^  or  causing 

a  tro'cious,  evil 

pug  na'cious,  fighting 

sump'tu  ous,  expense 

hi  la'ri  ous,  mirth 

mi  rac'u  lous,  wonder 


Word  Analysis 

la  bo'ri  ous 
me  lo'di  ous 
lux  u'ri  ous 
nu  trf  tious 
er  ro'ne  ous 


con  temp  tu  ous 
con'sci  en'tious 
ef  fi  -ea'cious 
adVg^n  ta'geous 
mer'i  to'ri  ous 


Direction ;  Show  how  these  derivatives  were  formed. 


226. 

at  tract' 
de  tect' 
cor  reef 
re  fleet' 
re  strict' 


Word  Building 


de  ride' 
de  lude' 
ex  plode' 
eon  viilse' 
se  Crete' 


per  mit' 
per  vert' 
pre  vent' 
cor  rupt' 
dif  fuse' 


com  pete' 
de  rive' 
pro  hib'it 
spec'u  late 
ap'pre  hend' 


Direction ;  Write  derivatives  endinsr  in  -ion  and  -ive. 


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227. 

Words  of  Latin 

Origin  with  Suffix  -ar 

0/,  pertaining  to 

0/,  pertaining  to 

solar, 

the  sun 

luml^ar, 

the  loins 

lu'nar, 

the  inoon 

ju'gu  lar, 

the  neck 

stellar. 

the  stars 

jo-e'u  lar, 

a  jest 

o-e'u  lar, 

the  eye 

se-e'u  lar. 

the  world 

in'su  lar, 

an  island 

ver  na-e'u  lar, 

a  native 

228. 

Words  of  Latin  Origin  with  Suffix  -al 

Pertaining  to 

Pertaining  to 

o'ral, 

the  mouth 

naVal, 

ships 

den'tal. 

the  teeth 

noml  nal, 

names 

dor'sal, 

the  back 

di  ur'nal, 

the  day 

lin'gual, 

the  tongue 

no-e  tur'nal. 

the  night 

inan'ual, 

the  hand 

qe  les'tial. 

the  heavens 

229. 

Derivatives  wn 

DH  Suffixes  -al 

OR  -ar 

tid'al 

lin'e  ar 

bibli  -eal 

mus'-eu  lar 

brid'al 

tab'u  lar 

ver'te  bral 

valVu  lar 

fa'tal 

tul)u  lar 

an  Qes'tral 

gran'u  lar 

vo'-eal 

9el7u  lar 

pa  la'tial 

Qir'-eu  lar 

fes'tal 

glob'u  lar 

a  e'ri  al  (a  e'-) 

an'gu  lar 

230. 

Same  Spelling  —  Different  Pronunciations 

row 

bass            rise 

':ear 

low'er 

vow 

bass             rise 

tear 

low;'er 

bow 

live             close 

wind 

hin'der 

how 

live             close 

wind 

hind'er 

mow 

lead            house 

1           wound 

€6n'jure 

moio 

lead            house 

wozmd 

•  • 

•con  iure' 

Direction :  Illustrate  the  use  of  these  words  in  sentences. 


PART   TWO 

SECTION  3 

231.  Negative  Prefixes:  in,  un,  non 

in  ces'sant  nn  gra'cious  non'sense. 

il  leg'i  ble  un  con'scious  non  pay'ment 

il  liin'it  a  ble  un  so'cia  ble  non  en'ti  ty 

in  del"!  ble  un  prej'u  diced  non  re§'i  dent 

in  -eor  rupt'i  ble  un  nec^es  sa  ry  non  at  tend'ance 

in  sep'a  ra  ble  un  col  lect'i  ble  non  com  mis'sioned 

Direction :  Note  that  these  prefixes  mean  not. 

232.  Word  Building  with  Negative  Prefixes 

prov'i  dent  ef  ff  cient  par'ti  §an 

penl  tent  ex  pe'di  ent  -eom'bat  ant 

per'ti  nent  vorun  ta  ry  me  tal'lic 

re  spon'si  ble  com  bus'ti  ble  es  sen'tial 

re  deem'a  ble  fal  li  bill  ty  ful  fiirment 

Direction :  Prefix  in,  im,  or  ir  to  first  two  columns,  and  non 
to  last  column ;  define  the  words  thus  formed. 

233.  Prefix  dis-  in  Derivative  Words 

dis  -credit  dis  siml  lar  dis'ad  van'tage 

dis  faVor  dis'o  bliglng  dis  in'ter  est  ed 

dis'be  lief  dis'a  gree'a  ble  dis  rep'u  ta  ble 

dis're  spe-et'  dis  /ion'or  a  ble  dis'o  be'di  ent 

dis  satis  fac'tion  dis  pas^sion  ate  dis'pro  por'tion  ate 

Direction :  Note  that  dis-  means  wajit  of,  not. 

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234. 

HOMC 

)  GRAPHS 

butt 

mast  ■        grate 

me'ter 

light'er 

hoiiA 

mass          quail 

muz'zle 

crick'et 

host 

maQe         ounqe 

-eobl)le 

swalloi^ 

• 

last 

meal         Imgue 

tern  pie 

gam  inon 

left 

lawn          quar  ly          s-eut'tle 

-eor'po  ral 

Direction :  Note  that  each  word  has  two  or  more  meanings. 

235. 

HoMC 

)PH0NES 

lie 

new           male 

horde 

tears 

lye 

^new          mail 

hoard 

tiers 

hew 

flew            mote 

step 

bold'er 

hue 

flue            moat 

steppe 

bowl'der 

how 

seal            birth 

slight 

as  sent' 

beau 

ceil             berth 

sleight 

as  cent' 

236. 

Two   Ways 

OF  Spelling 

English 

American 

Regular 

Simplified 

plough 

plow 

though 

tho 

faVour 

faVor 

al  though' 

altho' 

har'bour 

har'bor 

through 

thru 

hon'onr 

hon'or 

thorough 

thor'o 

suc'cour 

suc'cor 

thor'ough  fare' 

thor'o  fare' 

de  fence' 

de  fense' 

through  out' 

thru  out' 

syr'up 

sir'up 

pro'gramrag 

pro'gram 

spec'tre 

spec'ter 

pro'logue 

pro'log 

cazAer  ise       cau'ter  ize 

dec'a  logue 

dec'a  log 

stig'ma  tise    stig'ma  tize 

dem'a  gogue 

dem  a  gog 

s-em'ti  nise     scru'ti  nize 

ped'a  gogue 

ped'a  gog 

(^iv'i  lised 

giv'i  lized 

cat'a  logue 

cat'a  log 

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237. 

fore  warn' 
fore  boding 
fore'or  dain' 
fore'thought 
fore  knowYedge 


Prefixes  fore-,  pre-,  and  ante- 


pre  fix' 
pre  yoidge 
pre  med'i  tate 
pre  pay'ment 
pre  req'ui  site 


an'te  date 
an'te  room 
an'te  ged'ent 
an'te  me  rid'i  an 
an'te  di  lu'vi  an 


Direction :  Define  words,  noting  that  prefixes  mean  before. 


238. 


Plant  Life  and  Plowers 


sii'mac 

day^ria  (-ya) 

o'le  an'der 

muriem 

f ucA'si  a  (-shi  a) 

heli  0  trope 

mis'^k  toe 

-ear  na'tion 

rAo'do  den'dron 

pep'per  mint 

hy'a  ginth. 

■eArys  an'the  mum 

witeh'-ha'zel 

pgme  gran'ate 

mi'gnon  ette'  (mia'yun-) 

239.      Prefix  ad  —  to ;   a-,  ab-,  or  de  —  from 

ad'verb 

a  vert' 

de  rair 

d.d  joingd' 

a  ver'sion 

de  duct' 

ad  here' 

ab  s5rb' 

de  fleet' 

ad  he'sion 

J. 

ab  sorb'ent 

de  par'ture 

ad  he'sive 

ab  sorp'tion 

de  pop'u  late 

Direction .-  Note  how  the  prefixes  modify  the  meaning. 
240.  Homophones 


•eord,  a  string. 
Cnordj  in  music. 
tale,  a  story. 
tail,  of  an  animal. 
troop,  of  soldiers. 
.troupe,  of  players. 


1 


r  mean,  base ;  servile. 


i  mien,  look ,  manner. 

\  sneer,  mere ;  perpendicular, 

shear,  to  cut  with  shears. 

throw,  to  fling. 
.  throe,  extreme  pain. 


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241.         Prefixes  co-,  con-,  axd  counter- 

co  e'qual  coun'ter  act' 

co'ex  ist'  counter  claim' 

CO  or'di  nate  (-or-)  coun'ter  marcli^ 

CO  op'er  ate  (-6p'-)  coun'ter  poi^e' 

CO  op'er  a  tive  coun'ter  baVance 


con  jom 
con  voke' 
con'flu  ent 
con'so  nant 
con  ver'gent 


Direction :  Kote  co-  or  con-  =  ivith,  and  counter-  =  against. 


242. 

•earl)on 
sin  -eon 
bro'mme 
■cMo'rme 
i'o  dine 


Some  Chemical  Elements 

ox'y  gen 

hy'dro  gen 

ni'tro  gen 

an'ti  mo  ny 

mag  ne'si  um  (-zlil-') 


so'di  um 
-eargi  um 
plat'i  num 
a  lu'mi  num 
po  tas'si  um 


Direction :  Consult  a  dictionary  for  the  meaning  of  words. 


243. 

be  num&' 
be  four 
be  grime' 
be  lit'tle 
be  lat'ed 


Prefixes  be-,  en-^  ^x-,  and  inter- 


en  slave' 
en  shrine' 
en  a^ble 
en  liglit'en 
en  f  ee'bk 


ex  hale' 
ex  pand' 
ex  port' 
ex  press' 


in'ter  line' 
in'ter  vene' 
in'ter  pose' 
in'ter  sperse' 
in'ter  mit'tent 


ex  punge 
Note  he-,  en-  =s  to  make  ;  ex-  =>  out  ;  inter-  =  he 


Direction 

ticeen. 

244.     Quotation  from  James  Kussell  Lowell 

"  New    occasions    teach   new    duties )    Time   makes 
ancient  good  uncouth ; 
They  must  upward  still,  and  onward,  who  would 
keep  abreast  of  Truth." 


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245. 

Prefixes  per-,  pro-,  and 

re- 

per  vade' 

pro  tract' 

re  bound' 

per'f 0  rate 

pro  trude' 

re  trace' 

per'me  ate 

pro  tru'sion 

re  is'sue 

per  en'ni  al 

pro  nounce' 

re'con  struct' 

per  am'bu  late          pro  nun'91  action 

re'es  tablish 

Direction : 

Kote  per- = through;  pro-— forth ;  re-=back,  again. 

246. 

Relating  to  Buildings 

villa 

a  -ead'e  my 

dor'mi  to  ry 

a  sylum 

sem'i  na  ry 

lab'o  ra  to  ry 

ly  ce'um 

in  fir'ma  ry 

ob  serv'a  to  ry 

li'bra  ry 

mon'as  ter  y 

con  serv'a  to  ry 

in'sti  tute 

gym  na'§i  u7ti 

re  f orm'a  to  ry 

247.          Latin  Prefixes  uni-,  bi-,  and  tri- 

u'ni  ty 

bi  se-et'             tri'pod 

bi  en'ni  al 

u'ni  fy 

bi  se^'tion        tri  sect' 

tri  en'ni  al 

u'ni  form 

hiqy  -eh           tri'^y  -ele 

bi  no'mi  al 

u'ni  valve 

bi  weekly        tri  weekly 

tri  no'mi  al 

u'ni  -eorn 

bi' valve            tri'an  gle 

tri  syl'la  ble 

Direction :  Note  uni-  =  one  ;  hi-  =  two  ;  tri-  =  three. 

248.  Homophones 

brOttCn,  to  tap ;  make  public.  [  polcSj  long  sticks. 

.  brooch,  a  breastpin. 
loan,  a  thing  leiit. 
lone,  solitary ;  single. 
fort,  a  fortress. 
lOrte,  that  in  which  one  excels. 


y  polls,  heads ;  places  for  voting. 
j  mite,  anything  very  small. 
t  might,  force  ;  power. 
(  S-CUll,  a  boat;  a  short  oar. 
[  skull,  bony  case  inclosing  brain. 


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249. 

mon'6  tone 


Prefixes  mono-,  semi-,  circum- 


mon  o  gram 
mon'o  \ogue 
mon'o  syria  ble 
mon'o  svl  labile 


semi  tone 
sem'i  week'ly 
sem'i  month 'ly 
sem'i  cir'cle 


Qir'-eum  scribe' 
cir'cum  spect 
cir'cum  vent' 
cir'cum  poplar 
cir'cum  nav'i  gate 


sem'i  an'nu  al 
Direction:  Kote  mono- = one;  semi- = half ,  circum-= around. 

On  a  Bill  of  Fare 
sliirr^d  -ero  q^^ette' 

broiled  spa  gAet'ti 

poached         ver'm'i  gerii 


250. 

saFad 

frit'ter 

chow'der 

-ertirier 

sauerlirant 
(sour'krout) 

251. 

post-date' 
post  pone' 
postscript 
pos  te'ri  or 
pos  ter'i  ty 


chipped 
s-ealloped 


ma-e'a  ro'ni 


pi-e'ca  lirii 


ten'der  loin' 
su-e'co  tash 
ar'ti  choke 
mar'ma  lade 
horse '-rad'ish 


su'per  sede' 
su'per  vise' 
su  per'flu  ous 
su'per  hu'man 


Prefixes  post-  and  super- 

post-mor'tem  su'per  fine 

post  gradu ate 
post  nup'tial  (-shal) 
post'me  rid'i  an 
post  pone'ment 
Direction :  Note  post-  =  after ;  super-  =  over,  beyond. 

252.  Gems  from  Tenxyson 

"  Howe'er  it  be,  it  seems  to  me 
'Tis  only  noble  to  be  good ; 
Kind  hearts  are  more  than  coronets, 
And  simple  faith  than  Norman  blood. 

''  Sweet  lips  whereon  perpetually  did  reign 
The  summer  calm  of  golden  charity." 

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253. 

ar'ti  san 
tra  ge'di  an 
■eo  me'di  an 
his  to'ri  an 


— / 


gram  ma  ri  an 


Suffix  -an 

^i  Yil  lan 
li  bra'ri  an 
bar  ba'ri  an 
pol  i  tfcian 
e  lee  trf  cian 


Ckris'tian  (-chan) 
Pu'ri  tan 
Lu'ther  an 
Pre§  by  te'ri  an 
Eu'ro  pe^an 


Direction  •  Note  that  suffix  -un  means  one  who,  pertaining  to. 


254. 

o'pal 

bnyx 

to'paz 

ber'yl 

ag'ate 

255. 

pub  li^'i  ty 
sin  Qer'i  ty 
ad  ver'si  ty 
in  ten'si  ty 
sim  pli^'i  ty 


Gems  and  Precious  Stones 

rulDy  tur  qi^oige' 

ga/net  di'a  mond 

jas'per  em'er  aid 

sap'^Mr^  (saf-)  am'e  thyst 
moon'stone       toi^r'ma  line 


Word  Analysis 

fa  tall  ty 
plu  ral'i  ty 
for  mari  ty 
neti  tral'i  ty 


■ear'bun  -ek 
sar'do  nyx 
-ear  nel'ian 
-e/irys'o  lite 
■eAal  ^ed'o  ny 

an  tiq'ui  ty 
tran  quil'li  ty 
u'ni  forin'i  ty 
pos'si  bill  ty 
mon  stros'i  ty 


ab  surd'i  ty 
Direction :  Kote  that  4ty  means  state  of  being. 

256.        Nouns  from  the  Latin  with  Sufvxx  -ity 


State  of  being 

a  la-e'ri  ty,  brisk, 

i  den'ti  ty,  the  same, 

hu  miri  ty,  humble, 

mo  bin  ty,  movable, 

ft  del'i  ty,  faithful. 


in  vol  1  ty, 
fe  rog'i  ty, 
do  9iri  ty, 
sa  gag'i  ty, 


State  of  being 

trifling, 
fierce. 
teachablGo 
shrewd. 


mu'ta  bill  ty,  changeable. 


«a  lu'bri  ty,  healthful,  regl  pro^'i  ty,  interchangeable . 


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257. 

brirZi^tn  cy 
con'stan  cy 
re  lu^'tan  cy 
men'di  can  cy 


Suffixes  -ancy  axd  -ency 

de  f  I'cien  gy  per'ma  nen  Qy 


ef  fi'cien  cy 
suf  frden  cy 
pro  f  I'cien  '^y 
de  spond'en  cy 


con  sist'en  cy 
trans  par'en  cy 
ex  pe'di  en  cy 
bel  lig'er  en  cy 


258.     From  the  Declaration  of  Independence 


al'ien  (-yen) 
ten'ure 
har'ass 
per'ii  dy 
pur  sti'ing 


pe  ti'tion 
mi  gra'tion 
con  vul'sion 
fa  ffgidng 
se  -eu'ri  ty 


al  le'gzsince 
dis'so  lu'tion 
ju'ris  di-e'tion 
in'snr  rec'tion 
u'giir  paction 


259.      Prefix  sub-  in  Words  of  Latin  Origin 


Prefix  suh-  =  down,  beneath 
sub  due',  to  hriny  — . 
sub  vert',  to  turn  — . 
sub  side',  to  settle  — 
sub  tend',  to  stretch  — 
sub  tract',  to  draw  — . 

sub  merge',  to  sink  — . 


Prefix  suh-  =  under 
Sub'ma  r'ine',  —  sea  water. 

sub'ter  ra'ne  an,  —  the  ground. 

Sub'lu  na  ry,  —  the  moon. 
sub  poe'na,  —  a  penalty. 
sub  scribe',  write  beneath. 
sub  JU  gate,  bring  under  a  yoke. 


Direction :  Pill  each,  blank  witli  a  meaning  of  -sub 
260.     Prom  the  Declaration  of  Independence 


ab  solve' 
con  jure' 
fron'tzer 
tran'sient 
uc  qui  esce' 


re-e'ti  tude 
mer'^e  na  ry 
ar'bi  tra  ry 
ju  di'ci  a  ry  (-dlsli'i-) 
an  ni'hi  late 


suffer  a  ble 
in  ev'i  ta  ble 
ex'e-eu'tioner 
mag'na  nim'i  ty 
•eon'san  gum'i  ty 


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261.  Prefix  trans-  ix  Words  of  Latin  Origin 

trans-  =  beyond,  across,  over 
transit,  a  passing  — .  trail  SCend',  to  climb  —. 

trans  fer',  to  convey  — .  tran  s-eribe',  to  write  ~. 

trans  mit',  to  send  —  trans  verse',  turned  — . 

trans  poge'  to  put  —.  trans  mute',  to  change  — . 

trans  port',  to  carry  — .  trans  gress',  to  step  — . 

Direction :   Fill  each  blank  with  a  meaning  of  trans-. 

262.  Derivatives  with  Prefix  trans- 

tran  si'tion  (-slzh'un)  tran  scend'ent     trans  gres'sor 
trans  fer'a  ble  tran'script  trans'ma  fine' 

trans  mit'tance         trans  verse'ly      trans'at  lan'tic 
trans'po  si'tion         trans  mut'a  ble  trans  al'pine 
trans'por  taction       trans  gres'sion    trans  con'ti  nen'tal 
Direction :  Analyze  these  words ;  see  261  for  meanings. 

263.  Prefix  mal- =  ill,  evil;  multi- =  many 

mal  treat'  mal'igg  mul'ti  form 

mal  treat'ment  ma  li^n'  mul'ti  fold 

mal  prac'tice  ma  lig'nant  ly  mul'ti  pie 

mal'for  ma'tion  ma  li'cious  ly  mul'ti  pli^l  ty 

mal  o'dor  ous  ma  lev'o  lent  mul'ti  million  azr^' 

264.  Quotations  from  William  Cullen  Bryant 

''  The  groves  were  God's  first  temples." 

^'  Truth  crushed  to  earth  shall  rise  again^ 
The  eternal  years  of  God  are  hers ; 
But  error,  wounded,  writhes  in  pain. 
And  dies  among  his  worshipers." 


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Noun-suffixes  Meaning  :   one  "who 


265. 

-ar  beg'gar,  —  legs. 

-ard  drunk'ard,  —  is  drunken. 

-art  brag'gart,  —  boasts. 

-ary  adVer  sa  ry,  —  opposes. 

-ant  men'di  cant,  —  legs. 


-ent  de  po'nent,  —  testifies. 
-er    liar'bin  ger,  —  runs  before. 

-eer  pi'6  neer',  — clears  the  way. 
-ist    O-e'u  list,  —  treats  eyes. 

-or   ben'e  f  ac^tor,  —  does  good. 


Direction :  Apply  the  meaning  of  the  suffix  and  thus  com- 
plete each  definition  by  filling  the  blank. 

266.     Noun-suffixes  Meaning  :   state  of  being 


-acy     ^el'i  ba  gy,  —single. 
-ance  vig'i  lance,  —watchful. 
-ancy  poi^n'an  cy , — stinging. 
-ence    dif 'fi  dence,  —  bashful. 
-ency  clem'en  cy,  —  mild. 


-ism  bar'ba  rism, — uncivilized. 
-ity  prob'i  ty,  —  honest. 
-ment  det'ri  ment,  —  harmful. 

-tude    las'si  tude,  —  weary. 

-tude  plen'i  tude,  —full 


267.     Adjective-suffixes  Meaning:  pertaining  to 


-aC  Car'di  aC,  —  the  heart. 

-al  pec'tO  ral,  —  the  chest. 

-an  sylVan,  —  a  wood. 

-ar  aw  ric'u  lar,  —  the  ear. 

-ary  purmo  na  ry , —the  lungs. 

-ic  phonic,  —  sound. 


-ile  pn'er  ik,  —  a  boy. 

-ine  -ea  nine',  —  a  dog. 

-ish  Finn'ish,  —  Finland. 

-ite  re-e'on  dite,  —  a  secret. 

-ive  pen'siv^,  —  thought. 

-Ory  au'dl  to  ry,  —  hearing. 


268.     Adjective-suffixes  Meaning:  full  of,  having 


-ant  dor'mant,  —  sleep. 

-ate  ob'dti  rate,  — -  hardness. 

-f ul  re  Sent'f ul,  —  anger. 

-ent  vir'u  lent,  —  poison. 

-ose  ver  bose',  —  words. 


-OUS       f  al  la'cioUS,  —  deceit. 

-ons     sap'6  na'ceous,  —  soap. 
-some  win'some,  —  delight. 
-y         brin'y,  —  salt. 
-ey      clay'ey,  —  day. 


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269. 


Vekb-suffixes  Meaning:  to  make 


■ate  ren'o  vate,  —  new. 

-ate    Stip'u  late,  —  a  bargain. 

-ate  re  f rig'er  ate,  —  cool 
-en    weak'en,  —  weak. 

4j      CO'di  fy,  —  a  code. 
-fy      grat'i  fy,  —  pleasing. 


-ize  pulVer  ize,  —  dust. 
-ize  ag'gran  dize,  —  larger. 
-ise  en  fran'chi^e,  —free. 

-ise    COm'prO  mise,  —  agreed. 
-ish    fin'ish,  —  an  end  of. 

-ish  re  plen'ish,  —full  again. 


Direction :  Apply  the  meaning  of  the  suffix  to  complete  each 
definition  above. 


270. 


NoUN-SUFFIXES    MEANING  I    aCt    Of 


-age  piriage,  —  plundering. 

-age  rum'mage,  —  searching 

-ion  di  la'tion,  —  expanding. 

-ion  miu'^ion,— pouring 

-ion  as  Qen'sion,  —  rising. 


171. 


-ment  e  lope'ment,  —  run- 

ning  away.       \ing  out. 

-ment  e  je-et'ment,  —  throw- 

-Ure        rup'ture,  —  bursting. 
-Ure        pim-e'^ure,  —piercing. 
-al  bur'i  al,  —  burying. 


271.     From  the  Geography  of  the  Solar  System 
Cr'bit  U'ra  niis       gas'e  ous  plan'et  a  ry 


plan'ets 
Ve'nus 
Mar§ 
Mer'-eti  ry 


Nep'tune 
Ju'pi  ter 
Sat'urn 
as'ter  oids 


sorstige 
-eur'va  ture 
e'qui  nox 
e'qui  no-e'tial 


sphe  rig'i  ty 
ra'di  action 
in'-eli  na'tion 
in'-ean  des'cent 


272.     Quotations  from  Nathaniel  Hawthorne 

"  Generosity  is  the  flower  of  justice." 
"  Echo  is  the  voice  of  a  reflection  in  a  mirror." 
"Happiness  in  this  world,  when  it  comes,  comes 
incidentally.     Make  it  the  object  of  pursuit,  and  it 
leads  us  a  wild-goose  chase,  and  is  never  attained." 


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273. 


Sttffixes  -cle  AND  -cule  =  a  little 


€U  tl  -6165  —  covering. 

€an'ti  -ele,  —  song. 
vesl  -ek,  —  cell. 
ioYli  -ele,  —  pod. 
•eor  pus  cle,  —  body. 


more  -etile,  —  mass. 
an'i  maV-eule,  —  animal 
bar'na  -ele,  —  sMi-jish. 

ten'  ta  -ek,  —feeler. 
ret'i  -eule;  —  net-work. 


274. 

lad'die 
las'sig 
lam&'kin 
man'i  kin 
gosling 


Words  with  Diminutive  Suffixes 


darling 

duckling 

lordling 

noz'zle 

speckle 


glob'ule 
9el7ule 
spher'ule 
1 91  -ele 
par'ti  -ele 


ro  §ette' 
Qig'a  rette' 
statji  ette' 
bru  nette' 
op'eret'ta 


Direction :  Note  that  suffixes  -ie,  -kin,  -le,  -ling,  -ette  mean  little. 


275. 

lo'tus 

rud'dy 

rus'set 

to-e'sin 

ty'rant 

276. 

tun 
ton 

nun 
none 

ruff 
rough 

Direction 


Words  used  in  "Evangeline" 

in'stin-et 
heirloom 
deVi  ous 
trem'u  lous 
pon'der  ous 


pew'ter 

jo-e'und 

hys'sop 

stal'wart 

plain'tive 


smewy 
reflu  ent 
se  ra^rio  (-yo) 
tra  df  tion 
sub  mis'sion 


row 
roe 

lode 
load 

sore 
soar 


Homophones 

pore 
pour 

groan 
grown 

told 
tolled 


maze 
maize 

nave 
knave 

bred 
bread 


reek 
wreak 

retch 
wretch 

freeze 
frieze 


Use  each  word  in  a  sentence ;  consult  a  dictionary 


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277. 

aer  =  air 

a'er  ate  (-er-) 
a  e'  ri  al  (-e') 
a'er  i  fy  (-er-) 
a'er  i  form  (-er-) 
^ii'er  6  nawt  (-er-) 


Derivatives  of  Latin  Origin 


aqua  =  water 

a'que  ons 
a  quat'ic 
a  qua'ri  "um 
aq'ue  duct 


terra  =  earth 

inter' 
ter'race 
ter'ri  to  vy 
ter  res'tri  al 
sub'ter  rsi'ne  an 


a'qui  form 

Direction:  Note  the  headings  of  each  column  and  observe 
that  the  meaning  of  the  root-words  appear  in  the  derivatives. 


278. 

verus  =  true 

ver  1  ij 
ve  ra'cions 
ve  ra^'i  ty 
verl  ta  ble 
ver'i  fi  -ea'tion 


Derivatives  of  Latin  Origin 
lucidus  =■  clear 

lu'^id 
111  Qid'i  ty 
pel  lu'gid 
trans  lu'^ent 
e  lu'91  date 


lumen  =  light 

lu'mi  nous 
lu'mi  na  ry 
il  lume' 
il  lu'mi  nate 
il  lu'mi  na'tion 


279. 

warn 

thatch 

thole 

sward 

swoon 


Words  from  General  Literature 

myr'i  ad        '     im'pre  -ea'tion 
su  per'nal  os'ten  taction 

am  bro'^i  al        ben'e  fa-e'tion 
al  ter'nate 
som  bre'ro 


bu'gle 

dou'blet 

dis'taff 

dow'er 

ca'denge 


ben'e  di-e'tion 
sti'per  sti'tion 


280.     Latin  Derivatives  of  pello,  pulsus  =  drive 


com  per 
ex  pel' 
pro  pel' 
re  pel' 
im  pel' 


com  pul'sion  com  pul'sive 

ex  pul'sion  ex  pul'sive 

pro  pul'sion  pro  pul'sive 

re  pul'sion  re  pul'sive 

im'pulse  un  pul'sive 


dis  pel' 
re  puls^' 
re  perient 
pro  pel'ler 
com  pul'so  ry 


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281. 

vita  =  life 

vi'tals 
vi'tal  ize 
vi  tal'i  ty 
vi'ta  s-eope 
re  vi'tal  ize 


Words  derived  from  Latin  Nouns 

civis  =  citizen 


urbs  =  city 

ur'ban 
ur  bane' 
ur  ban'i  ty 
sub  ur'ban 


Qivi-e 
Qiv'il 
91  virian 
91  viri  ty 
Qiv'i  li  za'tion 


in'ter  lir'ban 
Direction :  Consult  a  dictionary  for  meaning  of  derivatives. 

282.        Derivatives  from  Latin  Adjectives 
primus  =  first 


pri'mal 
pri'mate 
prim'i  tive 
prfma  ri  ly 
pri  me'val 

283. 

kelp 

keel 

sheen 

dirge 

Qhute 


minutus  =  small 

mi  nute' 

mi  nu'ti  a  (-shl  a) 

min'ti  end 

di  min'u  tive 

dim'i  nu^tion 


magnus  =  great 

mag'ni  iy 
mag'ni  tude 
mag  nan'i  moua 
mag  nif'i  qenqe 
Mag'na  €Aar't^ 


Words  from  General  Literature 


dru'id 

mis'sal 

trea'dk 

dove'-eot 

-eum'brous 


jo\  i  al 
mys'ti  cal 
man'i  fold 
dis'so  nant 
signi  ly 


ve  ran'da 
be  troth'al 
e  the're  al 
ob  liv'i  ons 
mo  not'6  nous 


284. 

credo  =  I  believe 

■ereed 
-ere'dence 
-ered'u  lous 
€re  duli  ty 
€re  den'tial 


Derivatives  from  Latin  Verbs 

specto  =  I  see  porta  =  I  carry 

in  spect'  port'a  ble 

in  spec'tion  im  port'er 

spec'ta  -eles  ex  port'er 
spec  ta'tor 
spec  ta-e'u  lar 


re  port'er 
ex  por  taction 


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285. 

Words  derived 

FROM  Latin  Nouns 

pes  (ped)  = 

foot                vox  (voc)  =  voice                  manus  =  hand 

ped'al 

vo'cal  ist                  man'u  al 

bi'ped 

vo'cal 

ize                  man'a  -eh 

pe  des'tri ; 

a>n             Yo  car 

i  ty                man'ti  s-eript 

im  pede' 

vo'ca  ble                   man'ti  fa-e'ttire 

im  ped'i  ment          vo  cab 

'u  la  ry           ma  nip'u  la'tion 

286. 

Derivatives  from  Latin  Verbs 

tenere  =  to  hold 

tendere  =  to  stretch 

ten'et 

ten'a  ble 

tend               tend'en  qy 

ten'ant 

ten'e  ment 

tense              ten'sion 

ten'ure 

re  ten'tive 

ex  tend'          ex  ten'sion 

re  tain' 

re  ten'tion 

dis  tend'         dis  ten  sion 

■eon  tain' 

•eon'ti  nent 

•eon  tend'       con  ten'tion 

287. 

Words  used  in  Mechanics 

winch 

bear'ing 

pis'ton             re  Qeiv'er 

flange 

gear'ing 

gud'geon         -eon  dens'er 

tackle 

shaft'ing 

pul'ley             trans  mit'ter 

tack'ling 

swiv'd 

trol'ley            in'di  -ea'tor 

-eou'pling 

ra^ch'et 

throt'tk           os'cil  la'tor 

windlass 

sprock'et 

lev'er  age        reg'ti  la'tor 

288.     Quotations  from  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes 

''  Sin  has  many  tools,  but  a  lie  is  the  handle  that 

fits  them  all." 

"  When  we  plant  a  tree,  we  are  doing  what  we  can 

to  make  our  planet  a  more  wholesome  and  happier 

dwelling  place  for  those  who  come  after  us  if  not  for 

ourselves." 


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I 


289. 

hrevis  =  short 

breve 
brief 
brev'i  ty 
ab  breVi  ate 
ab  breVi  a'tion 


Derivatives  from  Latin  Adjectives 

satis  =  enough 


omnis  =  all 

om'ni  bus 
om  nis'cient 
om  nip'o  tent 
om'ni  pre^'ent 
om  niv'o  rous 


sat'is  f  y 
sat'is  fac'tion 
sa'ti  ate  (-shl-) 
sa  ti'e  ty 
in  sa'ti  a  ble 


290. 

oath 

poll§ 

booth 

vot'er 

ballot 

291. 


Words  relating  to  Elections 


vot  mg 
■ean'vass 
re  tum§' 
e  le-e'tor 
fran'chi§(5 


nom'i  nee' 
in  spe-e'tor 
reg'is  ter 
dis  fran'chige 
el'i  gi  bk 


af  fi  da'vit 
nat'u  ral  ize 
ma  jor'i  ty 
plu  ral'i  ty 
e  le-e'tion  eer' 


Derivatives  from  Latin  Nouns 


nomen  =  name 

nom'i  nal 
nom'i  nate 
mis  no'mer 
de  nom'i  nate 
no 'men  -ela'ture 

292. 


lUera  =  letter 

lit'er  al 
lit'er  a  ry 
lifer  a  t:ure 
il  lifer  ate 
il  lifer  a  qy 


numerus  =  number 

nu'mer  al 
nu'mer  ous 
nu  mer'i  -eal 
in  nu'mer  a  ble 


—/ 


>r;f 


su  per  nu'mer  a  ry 


Accent  and  Meaning 


Nouns 

pre'fix 

es'^ort 

■eon'trast 

prog'ress 

■eom'press 


Verbs 

pre  fix' 

es  -e6rf 
-eon  trasf 
pro  gress' 
■eom  press' 


Nouns 

ex'pert 
gal  lanf 
•eom'pa-et 
in'va  lid 
preQ'e  dent 


Adjectives 

ex  pert' 
gallant 
■eom  pa-ef 
in  valid 
pre  Qed'ent 


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293.        Words 

DERIVED    FROM    LaTIN    NoUNS 

corpus  =  body 

onare  =  sea 

navis  =  ship 

■eor'pus  cle 

ma  fine' 

na'vy 

•€or'pu  lent 

mar'i  ner 

na'val 

-eor  po're  al 

mar'i  time 

nav'i  ga  ble 

in  -eor'po  rate 

sub'marine' 

nav'i  ga'tion 

■eor'po  ra'tion 

trans'ma  fine' 

cir'cum  nav'i  gate 

294.        Words 

FOUND  IN  Colonial 

History 

to'tem 

bur 

•'gess         strat'e 

gy 

roy'al  ist 

sa'chem 

ram'part        strat'a 

gem         em'i  grate 

ran'som 

pii' 

lo  ry          pari  sade' 

an  tip'6  de§ 

mis'sion 

■eol 

'o  nist        wi^ch'-eraft          rep'ri  mand 

-eom'pa-et 

voy'ag  er       mag'is 

trate        na2^'ti  cal 

295. 

Latin  Derivatives 

vertere  =  to  turn 

re  vert' 

in  vert' 

ad'verse 

di  vert' 

in  verse' 

ad  ver'si  ty 

di  ver'sion 

in  ver'sion 

ad'ver  s^  ry 

re  verse' 

sub  ver'sion 

-eon'tro  vert 

re  vers'!  ble 

sub  ver'sive 

€on'tr6  ver'sy 

Direction :  Note  how  prefixes  and  suffixes  are  combined  with 
the  roots  vert  or  vei^s,  to  form  derivatives ;  define  each  word. 


296.  From  Colonial  History 

Prot'es  tant  per'se  -eu'tor 

pro  vin'cial  in  tol'er  ant 

ren'des;  vows  (ran'-)  ty  ran'ni  cal 
sep'a  ra  tist  con'sci  en  'tious 

hos'pi  ta  ble  ex'pe  di'tion 


in  ter'pret  er 
in'flu  en'tial 
ab'o  rig'i  nes 
ar'is  to-e'ra  Qy 
rev'6  lu'tion  ist 


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297. 


vocare  =  to  call 

vo  -ea'tion 
vo-e'a  tive 
in  voke' 
inVo  -ea'tion 
conVo  -caption 


Derivatives  from  Latin  Words 

sensus  =  feeling 


flectere  =  to  bend 

fle-e'tion 
de  fle-e'tion 
in  fle-e'tion 
re  fle-et' 
re  fle-e'tor 


sen 'si  t  ive 
sen  sa'tion 
sen'su  al  (-shu  al) 
sen'ti  ent  (-shi  ent) 
in  sen'si  biFi  ty 


298. 

quo'rum 

■eon'sul 

im'post 

jour'nal 

treason 

299. 

cor  =  heart 

€ore 
^or'date 
■e5r'dial  (-jal) 
■eon'-eord 
ac  -eord'ange 


From  Constitution  of  United  States 

fel'd  ny        e  morti  ment 


wel'fare 
en  ti'tk 
re  pris'al 
at  tain'der 
in  ven'tor 


-/ 


Pi  ra  qy 
pen'al  ty 
req'ui  site 
rev'e  ntie 


p6  lit'i  -eal 
ex  pend'i  ture 
ap  por'tioned 
tran  quirii  ty 


Latin  Derivatives 


caput  =  head 

cap'tion 
cap'tam 
cap'i  tal 
cap'tam  qy 
de  -eap'i  tate 


dens  =  tooth 

den 'tal 
den'tist 
den'tist  ry 
den  tf  tion 
den'ti  frige 


lex  (legis)  =  law 

le'gal 
le'gal  ize 
il  le'gal 
leg'is  late 
leg'is  la'tor 


300.      From  Constitution  of  United  States 

mSiYqice      se'^re  qy        im  peach'ment  ad'mi  ral  ty 
ex  ci§e'      in  dict'ment  bank'rupt  qy     af  fir  ma^tion 
con  vene'  as  cer  tain'     -eon'se  quenge    res'ig  na'tion 
Sbd  journ'  ex  e-e'u  tive    -eon  -eur'renge    e  nu'mer  action 
re  przeve'  o  rig'i  nate    am  bas'sa  dor    rep're  §ent'a  tive 


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301. 

fortis  =  strong 

fort 

f  Sr'ti  fy 
f  or'ti  tude 
■eom'fort  ing 
f  or'ti  f  1  -ea'tion 


Latin  Derivatives 

cequus  =  equal 

e  qua'tion 
e'qui  dis'tant 
e'qm  latter  al 
e'qui  an'gu  lar 
e'qui  lib^ri  um 


centum  =  hundred 

Qen'tu  ry 
gen  ten'ni  al 
gen'te  na  ry 
gen'te  na'ri  an 
Qen'ti  grade 


302. 

pa  rol' 
dra  goon' 
re  -ermV 
ta-e'ti-es 
imlough 

303. 


Erom  United  States  History 


mu'ti  ny 
■eal'i  ber 
am'nes  ty 
biv'oua-e 
re  trieve' 


■eon  -eus  sion 
se  Qes'sion 
in  -eiir'sion 
ar'mi  sti^e 
-eon'tra  band 


tractus  =  drawing 

tra-e'tion 
tra-e'ta  ble 
re  tra-e'tion 
con  tra-e'tion 
ex  tra-e'tion 


Latin  Derivatives 

pUcare  =  to  fold 

du'pli  cate 
dti  pli^'i  ty 
tripli  -eate 
im'pli  -eate 
ac  -eom'pliQe 


e  va^'ti  ate 
-eon  (pYi  ate 
re  tal'i  ate 
ar  tirier  y 
ser'geant(sar'-) 


loqui  =  to  speak 

lo  qua'cious 
el'o  quent 
el'o  -eu'tion 
el'o  -eu'tion  ist 
SO  111  o  quy 


304. 

fbr'a?/ 

rap'me 

■eais'son 

•earl)ine 

s-eablDard 


From  United  States  History 
ma  rawd'er      haz'ard  ous      bom  bard'ment 


guer  riria 
ag  gres'sor 
dev'as  tate 
•eon'fis  -eate 


tyr  an  nous 
mti  nftion 


.V_-'. 


gar  ri  son 
en  -eroach' 


an  tag'o  nist 
im  pet'u  ous 
e  man'Qi  pate 
am'mu  ni'tion 


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305. 


Derivatives  from  the  Greek 
metron  =  a  measure 


me'ter,  —  of  length. 

di  am'e  ter,  —  through. 
per  im'e  ter,  —  around. 
ther  mom'e  ter,  —  of  heat. 
ba  rom'e  ter,  —  of  the  weight 

of  the  air. 


an'e  mom'e  ier,— velocity  of  wind. 

hy  drom'e  ter,  —  velocity  of  water. 

pe  dom'e  ter,  —  number  of  steps. 

qy  -elom'e  ter,  —  revolutions  of  a 
wheel. 

■e/iro  nom'e  ter,  —  time. 


306. 

Words  used 

IN  Nature  Stu 

DY 

pet'al 

sci'on 

ex'o  gens 

ru  mi  nant 

•• 

se'pal 

another 

en'do  gens 

mi  gra  to  ry 

porien 

sta'men 

3,nnu  al 

hi'ber  nat  ing 

pis'til 

leg  uiiie 

per  en'ni  al 

-eal  -ea're  ous 

■ealyx 

■eo  roHa 

de  ^id'ti  ous 

her  ba'ceous 

307.     "Words  constructed  erom  Greek  Roots 

-graphy  =  loriting  or  description 


ll  thog'ra  phy,  —  on  stone. 
Ste  nog'ra  pby,  —  in  sJwrthand. 

pho  nog'ra  phy,  —  by  sound. 
pho  tog'ra  phy,  —  by  light. 
te  leg'ra  phy,  —  from  afar. 
'Or  thog'ra  phy,  —  correctly. 


bi  og'ra  phy,  —of  a  ufe. 

ge  Og'ra  phy,  —  of  the  earth. 
to  pog'ra  phy,  —of  a  place. 
phys'l  Og'ra  phy,  —  of  nature. 

?iuio  bi  og'ra  phy,  —  of  the 

writer's  life. 


308.  Quotations  from  Greek  Writers 

I  affirm  that  the  good  is  the  beautiful.  —  Plato. 

Truth  is  the  beginning  of  every  good  thing.  —  Plato. 

Prefer  loss  to  dishonest  gain;  the  former  vexes 
you  for  a  time,  the  latter  will  bring  you  lasting 
remorse.  —  Child. 


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309. 

hudor  =  water 

hy'drant 
hy  drai^'lic 
hy  drog'ra  phy 
hy'dro  pho'bi  a 
hy  drop'a  thy 


Greek  Derivatives 

dunamis  =  power 

dy'na  mo 
dy'na  mite 
dy  nam'ics 
dy'na  graph 
dy'na  mom'e  ter 


onoma  =  name 

syn'o  nym 
an'to  nym 
ji9seu'do  nym 
hom'o  nym 
a  non'y  mous 


Direction :  Look  up  the  meaning  of  these  words. 
310.        Words  used  in  Elementary  Science 


phys'ics 
si'phon 
fiir-erum 
me  -eAan'ics 
me-e/i'an  i§m 

311. 

phone  =  sound 

phon'i-e 
eu'pho  ny 
sym'pho  ny 
pho'no  graph 
hom'o  phone 


spe  9if'ic 
grav'i  ty 
ve  log'i  ty 
p6  ros'i  ty 
in  er'ti  a  (-shi  a) 


Greek  Derivatives 

philos  =  friend 

phi  los'o  phy 
phi  lol'o  gy 
phirope'na 
phi  lan'thro  py 
phirhar  mon^ic 


a  -eoi/s'tics 
■eap'il  la  ry 
^en  trif 'u  gal 
Qen  trip'e  tal 
ex  per'i  men'tal 

autos  =  self 

aw' to  graph 
SiU  tom'a  t5n 
ai^'to  mat^ic 
aw'top  sy 
au  ton'o  my 


Words  of  Interesting  Etymology 


312. 

om'ni  bus,  for  all  —  Latin  joke. 

bank'rupt,  a  broken  bench,  —  the 
money-changer's  bench  was 
broken  on  his  failure. 

buck' wheat,  beech-ivheaU  —  the 

grains  are  Hke  beech  nuts. 
re^  1  pe,  Latin  for,  take  thou. 


doff,  literally  do  off. 
don,  literally  do  on. 

dove'tail,  to  fasten,  by  shaping 

like  a  dove's  tail  spread, 
•eal'i  -eo,  named  for  Calicut. 
COp'per,  named  for  Cyprus. 


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313.     Standard  Units  of  the  Metric  System 


me  ter,  the  standard  of  lengthy 
equal  to  39.37  in. 

HXe^  the  unit  of  surface  =  10  meters 
square,  or  100  square  meters. 

stSre,  a  unit  for  solids  =  a  cubic 
meter. 


li  ter,  the  unit  of  capacity,  being  a 
cubic  decimeter  =  2.113  U.  S. 
pints.  ' 

gram,  the  unit  of  weight  =  to  the 
weight  of  one  cubic  centime- 
ter of  pure  water,  or  15.432 
grains. 


314.        Latin  Prefixes  and  Decimal  Parts 


de^'i  =  one  tenth 

deQ^i  me'ter 
deQ^i  I'i'ter 
de^'i  gram 


gen'ti  =  one  hundredth 

^en'ti  me'ter 
^en'ti  li'ter 
Qen'ti  gram 


mil'li  =  one  thousandth 

mil'li  me'ter 
mini  li'ter 
mirii  gram 


315,     Greek  Prefixes  and  Multiples  in  Metric 

System 


myrn,  a  =  10,000 


ded  a  =  10  hee'to  =  100  kil'o  =  1000 

de-e'ame'ter  he-e^to  me'ter  kirome'ter  myr'iame'tei 

de-e'ali'ter      he-e'tol'fter  kiroli'ter  mjn^iali'ter 

de-e'agram     he-e'togram  kH'ogram  myr'iagram 

de-e'astere      he-e'to  stere  kirostere  myr'iare 


316.       Words  used  in  Elementary  Science 

baran^ed 
va-e'ti  um 
pen'dti  lum 
max'i  mum 


so  no  rous 
mo  men'tum 
re  sult'ant 
in'91  denge 


mm  1  mum 
im  mer'sion 
per  -eus'sion 


am'pli  tude 
fri-e'tion  al 
mo  le-e'ti  lar 


liq'ue  fa-e'tioD 
os'cil  la'tion 
•eom  press'i  ble 
e  le-e'tri  f  i^d 
■em' VI  lin'e  ar 
re-e'ti  lin'e  ar 
■erys'tal  li  za'tion 


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317. 


Greek  Derivatives 
-logy  =  science  of,  discourse  on 


bi  oYo  gy,  —  life. 
■eAro  noro  gy,  —  dates. 
■e5n  ^JioYo  gy,  —  shells. 
i-eh'thj  oFo  gy,  —fishes. 
6r'ni  thoro  gy,  —  birds. 

ZO  01  O  gy^  —  Itvifig  creatures. 


pa  thoro  gy,  ^diseases. 

J9Sy  -ehoYo  gy,  — human  soul. 

Os'te  oFo  gy,  —  the  hones. 

min'er  aVo  gy,  —  minerals. 

gen'e  aFo  gy,  —family  descent. 

me'te  pr  oFo  gy,  —  atmospheric 
phenomenon. 


318.      Words  relating  to  Civil  Government 


pre'^in-et 
town'ship 
suffrage 
Qitl  zen  ship 
nat'ti  ral  ized 

319. 

sher'iff 
bailiff 
jus'tiQ  es 
al'der  man 
■eoun'gil  man 


iu  dfcial 
mu  niQ'i  pal 
magls  te'ri  al 
ex  e-e'u  ivve 

A. 

leg'is  la  tive 


tax  action 
priv'i  leg  e§ 
im  mu'ni  tie§ 
-eor'po  ra'tion 
ad  min'is  tra'tion 


Names  of  Civil  Officers 


as  ses'sor 
re  -eord'er 
treag'ur  er 
in  spe-e'tor 
•eon'sta  bk 


mag'is  trate 
pros'e  -eti  tor 
su'per  vi'^or 
-eom  mis'sion  er 
•eomp  troller  (eon-) 


320.      Forms  of  Government,  and  Officers 

Cabinet  —  Secretary  of 


re  public 
mon'ar-e/i  y 
the  o-e'ra  qy 
de  mo-e'ra  Qy 


envoy 
■eon'sul 
minis  ter 
presl  dent 


State,  Navy,  Labor, 
War,  Treasury,  Interior, 
Commerce,  Agriculture. 
At  tor'ngy-General 


arls  to-e'ra  ^y   -eon'gress  man   Post'mas  ter-General 


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321.  Words  used  in"  the  Courts 

€ode  sen'ten^e        de  mur'rer     -eus  to'di  an 

wvit  -eom  mute'     chan'9er  y     req'ui  gi'tion 

statute  ac  quit'tal      chan'gel  lor   a-e'cti  ga'tion 

plain'tiff  man  da'mns  sur'ro  gate     mis'de  mean 'or 

eq'ui  ty  in  jun-e'tion  or'di  nange    a-e  kn6w\%dg  menti 

Nouns  used  only  in  One  Number 


322. 

Plural 

ash'ej 

as'sets 

ti'dingg 

v^es'perg 

mat'ins 


Plural 

an'nal^ 
bit'ters 
ar'-e/iiv^^ 
tweez'erg 


Plural 

trou'serg 
oVer  allj 
nup'tial^ 
■eom'pass  e§ 


scig'sors 


Singular 

news 
eth'i-es 
phyg'i-es 
mo  las'se§ 
poll  ti-es 


ob'se  quieg 
323.   Suffixes  distinguishing  the  Doer  and  Receiver 

em  ploy'er 
as  si^n'er 
■eon  si^n'or 

A      ./      J.     •  A      f 

mor^  ga  gor^ 
gi^ar'an  tor' 


payer 
do'ngr 
les's5r 
grant'or 
le  ga'tor 


pay  ee 
donee' 
les  see' 
gran  tee' 
leg  a  tee' 


em'ploy  ee' 


^_^ 


as  si^'n  ee' 


/  « 


■eon  si^'n  ee' 
mor^'ga  gee 


nom'i  nee' 


Note :  -er  or  -or  indicate  the  doer,  and  -ee  the  receiver. 


324. 

zmcked 

pic'nicked 

frolicked 

trafficked 

mim'icked 


Derivatives  with  ck 

mim'ick  er       collck  y 
mim'ick  ing 
traf  fick  er 
traf  fick  ing 
shel  lacked' 


frol'ick  ing 
pliyg'icked 
phys'ick  ing 


rollick  ing 
pic'nick  er 
pic'nick  ing 
biv'ouacked 
biv'ouack  ing 


j9At7us'ick  y 

Note :  h  is  inserted  in  derivatives  to  indicate  the  pronnn 
ciation,  since  c  before  e,  i,  or  y  has  the  sound  of  s. 


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325. 

Words 

used  in  Business 

fran« 

tAaler 

green'backs 

re  sowrQ'eg 

rren 

gwm'ea  (-1) 

•eur'ren  ^y 

re  mit'tange 

lad'ing 

jobl)er 

spe'cie  (-shi) 

■eon  si^n'ment 

su'ing 

in'voice 

par  1  ty 

ma  tu'ri  ty 

surplus 

dun'ning 

def'i  Qit 

-eol  lat'er  al 

326. 

Words 

used  in  Business 

as  sess' 

reck'on 

boy'-eott 

syn'di  -eate 

re  bate' 

yen  due' 

ga  zette' 

gwa.r'an  ty 

de  rrn§e' 

sun'drieg 

lar'Qe  ny 

con  Qes'sion 

con  Qede' 

s-eAecTule 

tel'e  gram 

lu'-era  ttve 

en  gross' 

dis  btlrse' 

pro  spe-e'tus 

in'ven  to  ry 

327. 

Articles  of  Commerce 

jeans 

■era  vat' 

par'a  sol 

gaz'et  teer' 

rogln 

as'phalt 

ho'§ier  y 

Qhif fo  n2er' 

glu'-eose 

96  ment' 

■eassi  mere 

e  le-e'tro  type 

-eAro'ino 

S^r'g/lUTTl 

■eoch'i  neal 

re  frig'er  a'tor 

€ar  toon' 

inat'ting 

sas'sa  fras 

con  fe-e'tion  er  y 

328. 

Terms  Relating  to  Bug 

5INESS 

ac  -erued' 

solVen  9y 

com  mod'i  tie§ 

u'gu  ry  (-zhti-)         ^0  part'ner 

av'oir  du  pois' 

flu-e'tu  ate 

•eon- 

v^ey'an^e 

dis  ^rep'an  gy 

stim'u  late 

a-e  gept'ange 

di  re^'to  ry 

spu'ri  ous 

fin'an  Qzer' 

con'fi  den'tial 

liq'ui  date 

de  fal'-eate 

ne  go'ti  a  ble  (-shi-) 

quit'claim 

de  f  at^lt'er 

ex  traor'di  na  ry 

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329. 

tell'er 
vouch'er 
pro'9eeds 
tar'iff 
■eus'tom  er 
pun^'  tu  al 

330. 


Words  used  in  Business 


ex  pense 
ap  praige' 
state'ment 
at  tach'ment 
al  low'anQe 
in  f ringe'ment 

331. 

mi§'er  a  ble 
pra-e'ti  -ea  ble 
rep'ii  ta  ble 
malle  a  ble 
dis'pu  ta  ble 


/»^  /•  J. 


per ]u  ry 
war 'ran  ty 
■eal'-eu  late 
pros'e  -eute 
re'im  burse' 
ex'e  -eu'tion 


—  / 


re  mu  ner  ate 
con  sori  date 
dis  -erim'i  nate 
mo  nop'o  lize 
ac  -eom'mo  date 
ad  m  in 'is  tra'tor 


Words  used  in  Business 

fi  nan'cial  (-shal)    pro  pri'e  tor 

pe  -eu'ni  a  ry 


sub  stan'tial 
■ere  den'tial 
sta  tis'ti-es 
ex  change'a  h\e 
in  dem'ni  fy 

Suffixes  -able  and  .ible 


pro  fi'cien  ^y 
■eor're  spond'en9e 
li'a  bil'i  tie§ 
com  mu'ni  cate 


a  vail'a  ble 
war'rant  a  ble 
dis  pen'sa  ble 
in  im'i  ta  ble 


ad  mis'si  ble 
con  tempt'i  ble 
OS  ten'si  ble 
■eon  vert'i  ble 
in  vin'91  ble 


in  -eor'ri  gi  ble 

332.         Meaning  Distinguished  by  Accent 

'  con'vert  ( in'stinct  J  fre'quent 

,  con  vert'  1  in  stinct'  1  fre  quent' 

'  con'crete  j  com'pound  f  con  sum'mate 

con  Crete'  [  com  pound'  [  con'sum  mate 

Direction :  Pronounce  each  word,  give  its  part  of  speech,  and 
use  it  in  a  sentence. 


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SPECIAL  EXERCISES   IN  PRONUNCIATION 
333.    Duplicated  Consonants  in  Succeeding  Syllables 


verium 
son'net 
saffron 
ren'net 
€or  rode' 
but'tress 
■elap'board 
{or  klab'Srd) 


but'ter  y 
■ear'r  1  on 
bar'ris  ter 
bin'na  -ele 
sup'pu  rate 
gwil^o  fine' 
des'ic  -eate 


am  mo'ni  a 
•eom  mem'o  rate 
•eom  mend'a  h\e 
■eom  men'su  rate 
•eom'men  ta  ry 
in'flam  ma'tion 
■eon'stel  la'tion 
im'ma  te'ri  al 


Words  with  Consonant  Markings 
bron'-eAo  pres  tige'  (-tezli')  re  §olve' 


flum'mer  y 

Direction:  Note  that  each  duplicated  consonant  represents 
but  one  sound. 

334. 

•ear  et 

■ear'at 

■eon  Qise' 

jo-e'und 

ea'pon 

du-e'at 

335. 

^nave 

^nack 

Z;noU 

Yogue 

thyme 

stretch 

pshsiio 

s-eourge 


•eanlier 
an'guisb. 
jun-e'ture 
Im'guist 
su-e  9in-et' 


ves  tige 
e  merge' 
di  verge 
heatb'er 
forthwith' 


dis  po§e' 
ex  Aort' 
ex  Aaus't  ive 
ex  emp'tion 
dig  cern 


Words  containing  Silent  Letters 


be  ni^n' 
■eon  di^n' 
•eon  demn' 
in  NQigK 
ar  raz^n' 
as  suage' 
ha  rangz^e' 
hour  geois' 


ker'chief 
-eon'di^it 
duc?g'e6n 
stur'geon 
rime'ster 
gro  tesqi^e' 
in  vez'gle 
un  wield'y 


rAet'6  ri-e 
syn'a  gogwe 
hem'or  rAage 
lam'bre  (\um 
ex  cheq'wer 
es  -eui^ch'eon 
-eo'a  lesce' 
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336.  Long  Vowels  ending  Accented  Syllables 


pa'thos 
gra'tis 
glam'oi^r 
pla'-ea  ble 
sa'li  ent 
ar  -ea'niim 
de  -eo'rous 
men  da'cious 

337.      Short 

ber'yl 
ep'o-eA 
her'e  sy 
der'e  li-et 
er'u  dite 

• 

def  1  nit6 
tel'e  s-eope 
sym'me  try 


a  tro'cious 
pre  -eo'cious 
-ea  pa'cious 
te  na'cious 
ra  pa'cious 
v6  ra'cious 
ig'no  r  a 'mils 
urti  ma 'turn 


si'ne  -etire 
le'ni  en  ^y 
de  mo'ni  a-e 
re  me'di  al 
tra  ffe'di  an 
-eon  nul)i  al 
a  me'na  ble 
ab  ste'mi  ous 


Vowels  in  Accen 

■ea  rot'id 
bar  bar'i-e 

mes  mer'i-e 

J. 

dis  -erection 
prop'a  gate 
pre]  u  diQg 
friv'6  lous 
quer'u  lous 


ted  Syllables 

sa-e'ra  ment 
as  perl  ty 
ex  perl  ment 
at'mos  pher'i-e 
py  rami  dal 
€al  lig'ra  phy 
ty  pog'ra  phy 
■ea  meFo  pard 


338.    Words  to  be  Carefully  Discriminated 


a-e  Qept' 

satire 

trtle 

statue 

ba'M 

pillar 

spe'cie  (-shi) 

ge'nus 


ex  9ept' 

sat'yr 

titlk 

stature 

bab'ble 

pilloi^; 

spe'cies  (■ 

genius 


gel er  y 
for'mer  ly 
-eonli  dent 
pe  tf  tion 
al  lu'sion 
pop'u  lous 


sal'a  ry 
f  or'mal  ly 
•eon'fi  dant' 
par  tilion 
il  lu'^ion 
pop'ti  lage 


shez)  -eom'pli  ment  -eom'ple  ment 
eml  grant       im'mi  grant 


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339. 

bo'vine 
feline 
le'6  nine 
athlete 
chirblam 
su'i  Qide 
€us'pi  dor 
sep'a  rate 

340. 

Al'pme 

change 

ben'zme 

des'tine 

du-e'tile 

bro'midfi 

■eAlo'ride 

mor'phine 


Long  Vowels  in  Last  Syllables 


an'6  dyne 
an'a  lyze 
ag'gre  gate 
ag'gra  vate 
em'a  nate 
f  iirmi  nate 
suf'fo  -eate 
un'du  late 


lem'on  ade' 
doml  neer' 
•ere'6  sote 
las'si  tude 
VI  Qis'si  tude 
pan'to  mime 
val'en  tine 
quar'an  fine 


Sounds  of  i  in  Last  Syllables 


am  Ime 
aq'iu  line 
gas'6  \me 
av'a  riQg 
dom'i  91k 
neg'a  tive 
inlan  tik 
•eo'-ea  me 


Phil'lp  ping§ 
but'ter  ine 
in  ter'stiQg 
■elan  des'tmg 
au'to  mo  'bile 
lo'-eomo'bile 
in  def  1  nite 
fig'ur  a  tive 


341.     Words  containing  the  Sounds  of  u  and  u 


lure 
lute 

ew'er  (u'-) 
ex  iide' 
in  lire' 
im  bne' 
en  siie' 
e  Inde' 


du'plex 
du'ress 
di  Inte' 
ad  duge' 
de  duge' 
ob  tQse' 
hir'sute 
lukeVarm' 


dH'b  1  ous 
du'te  ous 
lu'na  ti-e 
lu'91  fer 
e  lu  sive 
ju'bi  lant 
ex  -elu'sive 
in  -elu'sive 


lu'di  -erous 
lu'bri  -eate 
eiilo  gize 
■eii'-eum  ber 
in'sti  tiite 
■eon  du'Qive 
•eol  lu'§ion 
in  tu'i  tive 


Direction :  Do  not  give  u  the  sound  of  00 


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342.    Words  with  the  Sound  of  "  Italian  a " 


gape 

be  -eaZm' 

car'tric?ge 

pa  la  ver 

quaZiri 

em  baZm' 

tar'la  tan 

pan'6  ra'ma 

zou  ave' 

lawn'drv 

gharla  tan 

prom  e  nade' 

pi  a  -eard' 

jaz^n'diQe 

ar'ma  ture 

mar'9h^on  ess 

par  qiiet' 

lar'board 

phar  ma  gy 

'dn'der  giir'ten 

343.     Words  with  the 

;  Sound  of  " 

Broad  a"  =  O 

spaK7n 

lan'daz^ 

a  vazmt' 

ep'ai^  let 

thrall 

•  • 

gen'tai^r 

a  thwart' 

arAo  -erat 

•  • 

ex  alt' 

baw'bk 

•  • 

ap  plawd' 

paw'91  ty 

ba  salt' 

or  g\e^ 

ap  plat^se' 

nai^i  lus 

pa  paio' 

TTior'bid 

a?/s  tere' 

•  • 

por'phy  ry 

Direction :  Do  not  shorten  "  broad  a  "  or  "  broad  o  "  to  the 
sound  of  "  short  o." 

344.  Sounds  of  o  in  Accented  Syllables 

florid  ry^omb  ob'so  lete  dol'or  ous 

florin  solder  prod'i  gy  -eAorer  i^ 

sor'rel  -ea  lor'i-e  or'i  £19^  -eAor'is  ter 

gos'sip  en  s-eonge'  s-erof'u  la  pro  bos'cis 

hom'age  -eross'-eyed  syn  op'sis  fron'tis  piege    • 

Direction :  Do  not  make  **  short  o  "  an  equivalent  of  "  broad 
a"  or  "broad  o." 

345.  Pronouncing  Eeview 

■  The  fall  of  Manila  marks  an  epoch  in  the  history 
of  the  Philippines.  Some  automobiles  are  operated 
with  gasoline.  Benzine,  creosote,  and  aniline  dyes 
are  sold  by  druggists.  Almonds  and  apricots  from 
the  oasis  were  served  for  dessert. 


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346. 

Long  Vowels 

IN    ACCEXTE-D 

Syllables 

da'ta 

vi'nous 

A  do'nis 

i'so  therm 

basl-e 

se'nik 

ar  ma'da 

e'qua  ble 

pe'nal 

•e/iloral 

ti  a'ra 

e'qui  poi^e 

se'quel 

s-ea  lene' 

6  me'ga 

te  na'cious 

fe'tish 

ob  sgene' 

pa  na'da 

pan  the'5n 

o'gk 

■em  sade' 

•• 

pie  belan 

stra  te'gi-e 

o'sier 

•eur  ta^T 

ni'liil  ist 

re  qTut'g;l 

o'kra 

6  paqwe' 

i'so  late 

sub  sid'enqe 

347.       Short  Vowels 

IN  Accented  i 

Syllables 

offal 

tepid 

nug'get 

vol  a  tile 

vas'sal 

fetid 

pret'zel  (-j 

sel)  orl  §6n 

ne-e'tar 

polyp 

pun'gent 

sa-e'ri  lege 

pellet 

nom'ad 

weap  on 

sophist  ry 

wiz'en 

stolid 

san'gmne 

par'a  di^m 

vis'cid 

tm'sel 

sill  -ea 

Pharl  see 

shek'el 

ten'on 

sibl  lant 

met'a  phor 

tetler 

tetii'er 

smls  ter 

re^'om  pense 

348.    Obscure  Short 

a  or  e  IN  Last  Syllables 

bi'as 

•eli'ent 

tem'po  ral 

fru'gal 

airment 

■eon'ju  gal 

s-ean'dal 

neg' 

li  gent 

pet^  lant 

pe  rus'al 

defer  enge 

re  pug'nant 

rem'nant 

pesli  lenge 

in  -elem'ent 

toller  ant 

retl 

Qent 

re  gipl  ent 

ar'ro  gant 

towr 

•  • 

'na  ment 

be  nefi  Qent 

sem'blan^e 

s.d]\ 

X'^ent 

e  quiv'a  lent 

main'te  nange           ir  i  des'cent 

er'y  sip'e  las 

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349. 

Words  of 

Three  Syllables 

ax'l  OTTl 

pre  lui  er 

Is./       /X    X    • 

Im  e  age 

•eom  plex'ion 

ra'pi  er 

^a§  u  al 

^         /X    .              v-/ 

im  age  ry 

ob  nox'ious 

em  er  y 

nu'^le  Tis 

pie  be'ian 

e  gre'gzous 

ses'a  me 

fab'ti  bus 

des'ue  tude 

e  iiiol  Zient 

vit'ri  61 

am '6  rous 

stti  pen'doTis 

griev'ous  ly 

Direction:  Pronounce  these  words  in  three  syllables. 

350.  Words  of  Tour  Syllables 

re  gall  a  a'pi  a  ry                    ster'e  6  type 

hy'gi  en'i-e  §»  pe'ri  ent                 ster'e  6  s-eope 

hy'me  ne'al  delirious                 variegate 

ex  tem'po  re  as  phyxl  a               -eon  spi-e'ti  ous 

di  oQ'e  san  am  big'ti  ous            pro  mis'-eti  ous 

diph  the'ri  g,  am  phib'i  ous           v6  lup'tu  ous 

Direction :  Do  not  shorten  these  into  words  of  three  syllables. 

351.     Words  in  which  ci  and  ti  equal  sh  or  shI 

fascial  fa  Qe'tious  e  ma'ci  ate 

gla'cial  ter'ti  a  ry  e  nun'ci  ate 

fa-e'tious  in  I'ti  ate  ex  pa'ti  ate 

vi'cious  of  fi'ci  ate  pro  pfti  ate 

vfti  ate  ap  pre'ci  ate  ex  -eru'ci  ate 


352.     Words  to  be  carefully  Discriminated 


mis'sal  mis'sile  in'ter  Qede'  su'per  sede' 

pallet  pal'ette  proph'e  gy  proph'e  sy 

ex  Qeed'  re  ^ede'  pre  §ent'ment  pre  sen'ti  ment 

su-e  qeed'  se  9ede'  Iml  ment  Im'e  a  ment 

pro  Qeed'  pre  Qede'  re  spe-et'ful  ly  re  spe-e'tive  ly 


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SPECIAL   EXERCISES   IN  ACCENTUATION 


353.        Words  often  Incorrectly  Accented 

ab'je-et 

or  -e/ies'tral 

al'a  bas  ter 

ex'tant 

Qhiv'al  ri-e 

atZ'je-e  tive  ly 

in'nate 

Qhiv'al  rous 

•ereiri  a  to  ry 

purlzeu 

■eom'mu  nist 

-eom'pa  ra  ble 

■eon'trite 

■eom'Tnti  ni§m 

•eon'tii  me  ly 

-eam'phene 

•eon'flu  enge 

■eon'tu  ma  9y 

ar'bii  tus 

■eog'ni  zan^e 

per'emp  to  ry 

■eleiri  a  tis 

6r'th6  e  py 

ma?/'or  al  ty 

354.        Words  often  Incorrectly  Accented 

a  dept' 

or  nate'            -eo  ro'na 

in  quir'y 

•ea  bar 

tra  peze'           -eu  ra'tor 

py  n  te§ 

•eur  tail' 

gar  rote'           a  -eii'men 

sy  rm'ga 

■eon'towr 

•  • 

re -eluse'     '      bitu'men 

-eo  los'sus 

di  van 

re  -eowrse'         al  bu'men 

bal  mor  al 

di  vest' 

ab  struse'         an  cho'vy 

en'er  vate 

1^  pel' 

as  tute'             96  ram'i-e 

-eon  dolenge 

re  lay' 

de  f iin-et           -e/a  me  ra 

ap  pel'late 

355.       Primary  Accent  on  Third  Syllables 

bar'ri  -eade' 

dis  -eon  ^erL' 

^rter  na'tion 

ser'e  nade' 

ef fer  vesce' 

men  in  gi'tis 

pal'i  sade' 

pat'ent  ee' 

in'de  -eo'rous 

•eorgn  nade' 

man'ga  nese' 

de-e'li  na'tion 

bu-e'ca  neer' 

pal'an  qi^in' 

def'a  ma'tion 

rep'ar  tee' 

dis'-eom  mode' 

dele  te'ri  ous 

im'por  tune' 

-eo'a^iiu'tor 

de'mo  ni'a  -eal 

op'por  tune' 

9y'-el6  pe'an 

ho'meop'athj 

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356.       WoRDj 

3    OFTEN    INCORRECTLY 

'  Accented 

all  as 

lo'-eat  ed 

-eal  li'o  pe 

aPa  TTiodg' 

va  ga'ry 

z6  di'a  -eal 

berii  -eose 

a  za  le  a 

ma  ni'a  -eal 

■eSr'duroy' 

■€0g  no  men 

ar  tii  1  Qer 

■eav'al  -eade' 

pie  thor'i-e 

m  -eom'pa  ra  hit 

ex'tir  pate 

chim  pan'zee 

m  su'per  a  ble 

ag'gran  dize 

qum  tes'sen^e 

m  dis'so  Iti  ble 

€on  tern  plate 

de  mon'stra  h\e 

in  dis'pu  ta  ble 

357.     Words 

OFTEN    INCORRECTLY 

Pronounced 

ar-eove 

al'ter  nat^ 

■ea  tal'pa 

fill  some 

al'ter  -eate 

de  91'sive 

dou^A'ty 

apt'!  tude 

il  liis'trat  ed 

ger'und 

eq'ui  page 

il  lus'tra  tor 

he^'nous 

brig'an  fine 

e'qua  mm  'i  ty 

iTn'gual 

frat'er  nize 

ir  re  fut'a  ble 

loath'some 

m'ter  est  mg 

ir  rep'a  ra  ble 

litlie'some 

e'-eo  noTTi  'i-es 

in  -eon'gru  ous 

Direction:  Note  carefully  the  vowel  sounds  and  accent. 
358.  Words  often  Mispronounced 


ad'i  pose 
9el7u  loid 
le'ni  enqe 
des'ig  nate 
par'af  fin 
rep'a  ra  ble 
prefer  a  ble 
■eon'ser  va'tor 


ex  em  pla  ry 
lam'en  ta  ble 
f  or'mi  da  ble 
e'men  da^tion 
dep'ri  va'tion 
de'tes  taction 
in'ter  16-e'u  tor 
in'di  -ea  to  ry 


te  leg'ra  pher 
in  ex'o  ra  ble 
in  ex'tri  -ea  ble 
in  ter'mi  na  ble 
in  hos'pi  ta  ble 
ho'mo  ge  ^ne  ous 
ep  1  zo  ot'i-e 
oleo  mar'g^rine- 


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359. 

blouge 
slou^A 
scAigm 
tzerge 
foil  o 
me'ni  al 
pae'an  (pe'-) 
sough  (stif) 

360. 

a  bef/'ange 
ai  lan'thus 
per  sim'mon 
to  bog'gan 
■eo'in  Qide' 
•eon'de  scend' 
drom'e  da  ry 
ir'i  des'cent 


Spelling  and  Pronouncing  Test 

py'thon 

pfqwant 

vis'-eoimt 


mur'ram 


de  wl^e' 
di  vulge' 
suf  f  uge' 
bra'zier 
myr'i  ad 
mir'a  -ele 
dy'nas  ty 
-eor'ri  d6r 


mon'grel 
puncli'eon 
re  scmd' 
ob'lo  quy 

Spelling  and  Pronouncing  Test 


par'ti  §an 
par'ox  y§m 
pre'sci  ent 
syn'the  sis 
tal'is  man 
re§'6  nariQe 
razTler  y 
net.  raFgi  g 


par'a  lyz<3 
os'cil  late 
vaQ'il  late 
sur'^m  gle 
sa-e'cAa  rme 


a  p5s'ta  sy 
hy  po-e'ri  sy 
an  ti^'i  pate 
an'ti  sep'tic 
pre  9ip'i  tons 
a  merio  rate 


361. 


frank'in  9ense 

omnis'c^en9e(-iiish'-)  pi-e'ca  lil'li 

in  dig'e  nous  si'mul  ta'ne  ous 

Proper  Names  often  Mispronounced 


Gal'ais 

Seville 

Hem'ang 

€)ole'ri<^ge 

Moslem 

4. 

Bud'(f/ii^m 
Bed'oz/  m 
Ple'ia  des 

(ple'y§.  dez) 


0  ri'on 
Nem'e  sis 
Pal'es  tine 
€Aal  de'an 
Mi-e/i'ael  mas 
Port  Sa  id' 
Pan'a  ma' 
Par'a  gua?/ 
Clnie 


Roo'ge  velt 
Di'az  (de'as) 
Thiers  (tyar) 
Lou  bet'  (loo  be') 
Goe'the  (gu'tg) 
Ven'e  zue'la  (-zwe'U) 
Pall-Mair  (p6l  m6l') 
Bue'nos  Ai'res 
(bwa'nos  I'ras) 


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SPECIAL  EXERCISES   IN   PRONUNCIATION 

362.  Words  of  Foreign  Origin 

a  do'be  boi/le  vard            sa'chet'  (-sha') 

SI  es'ta  gha'peau'  (-po')     baFlet'  (bal^a') 

fi  as'-eo  troi^s'seau'  (-so')    so'bri'quet'  (-ka') 

fies'ta  (fygs'ta)  vaude'vilk(vod'-)  neg'li  gee'  (-zha') 

fi  na'le  men'u                    mi  rage'  (-razh') 

pa  dro'ne  co'gnac  (-nyak)      me  nag'er  le 

mat'a  dor  bow'illon'  (-yon')    cor  tege  (kor't&zh') 
im  bro'glio  (-brol'yo)  boi('doir'(-d\var)    re  gime  (ra'zhem') 

363o  Words  of  Foreign  Origin 

sor'tie  -eo'te  rie                   stance  (sa'ans) 

•eanard'  ex'po'se' (-za')         cuisine  (kwezen') 

^hap'er  on  mem'oir  (-w6r)         en  core  (an  kor') 

silViow  ette'  res'er  voir  (-vw6r)    ennui  (an  nwe') 

sol'i  tazre'  ap'ro  pos'                 entree  (an 'tra') 

sgw've  n'ir'  ^  clat' (a'kla^          vignette  (vinygf) 

at'ta'che' (-sha')   sa'vant' (-van')  dis'Aabille' 

r^  su  me  sang'-froid'  (-frwa')  chauf  feur  (sho'fur^) 

(ra'zu'ma^) 

364.  A  Pronouncing  Test 

Roosevelt,  Loubet,  and  Diaz  were  Presidents  during 
the  first  decade  of  the  twentieth  century. 

A  doughty  communist  delivered  an  address  before 
the  lyceum,  during  which  he  indulged  in  much  piquant 
raillery  at  the  expense  of  his  opponent. 

Neither  butterine  nor  oleomargarine  is  served  in 
this  restaurant.     Our  menu  is  preferable. 


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365,   French  Expressions  and  their  Meanings 


au  re  voir  (o'  revwar')^   till 

we  meet  again. 
bSn'  ton',  good  style, 

b5n'  mo^',  a  jest, 

belles-let' ^es,  poUte  or  elegant 

literature. 

-earte   blanghe,  full  permis- 
sion. 
comme  il  faut(k6'mel'fo'), 

as  it  should  be. 
coup  d'etat  (koo  da'ta'),  a 

stroke  of  policy. 
en  masse  (an'  mas '),  in  a  body. 
en  route  (an'  roof),  on  the  way. 

billet-doux'  (bire  dooO?   « 

note,  or  love  letter. 


faux  pas  (io'  pa'),  a  falsest^ 

Honi  soit  qui  mal  y  pense 
(6'ne  swa  ke  mal  e  pirns'), 
Evil  to  him  that  evil  thinks. 
on   dit  (oil  de'),  they  say. 

nom    de    plume    (non   de 

plum'),  a  literary  title. 

qui  vive  (ke  vev'),  alert. 

garage  (ga'razh'),  an  automo- 
bile station. 

repertoire  (ra'pgrtwar'),  a 

list  of  pieces  or  parts. 
t§te-a-tete  (tat'  a  taf),  a  pri- 


vate conversation. 

V 


vis-a-vls  v^^'  za  ve'),  face  to 
face. 


366.   Latin  Expressions  and  their  Meanings 


ad  in  f i  ni'tum,  to  infinity. 

ad  libt  turn,  at  one^s  pleasure. 
bo  'na   f  i  ^de,  in  good  faith. 

eom'pos   men'tis,  of  sound 

mind. 
de   fa-e'to,  in  reality, 
de   ju're,  by  right, 

e  plu'ri  bus  u'num,  one /rom 
many.  \tue  ofoffi,ce, 

ex'  of  fi'ci  O  (-fisli'i  o),  byvir- 
ex  par'te,  on  one  side.  Estate. 
in  sta'tu  quo,  in  the  former 
in  to'to,  wholly^ 


— / 


m  me  mo  ri  am,  in  memory  of 

mo'dus  o  pe  ran'di,  mode  of 

operating. 
ne  plus  xA'tYdb^nothing beyond. 

per   an'num,  by  the  year. 

per   di'em,  by  the  day. 

pro    et   -eon,  for  and  against. 

quid   pro   quo,  an  equivalent 

Si'ne   di'e,  without  day 

"Va'vg,   Vo'Qe,  orally, 

Vi'a,  by  way  of. 

Ver'sUS,  against 

ffniS,  an  end. 


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